Investment
ONLINE AUCTIONS
Large variety of mining assets to be sold
A wide range of prime yellow metal, railway scrap and other mining assets will be sold during an online auction closing on 19 June 2014. Included in the auction is an entire air separator plant.
09 Jun 2014
ECONOMY
South Africa in 'sweet spot' for growth
Mandela Magic can be created if South Africa's growth from now until 2030, the final year of the National Development Plan (NDP), can increase to 5.1%.
06 Jun 2014
Africa Attractiveness Survey
FDI on the rise in Africa
Africa’s share of global foreign direct investment (FDI) projects has reached the highest level in a decade, according to the latest Ernst & Young (EY) ‘Executing Growth, EY’s 2014 Africa Attractiveness Survey’
22 May 2014
Mining Indaba
Sustainability under spotlight at Mining Indaba
Speaking on the final day of the 2014 Mining Indaba, Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane said sustainable development would only occur when all stakeholders started to play an active role.
12 Feb 2014
Mining Indaba
Africa: 'Continent of opportunities'
Business and political thought-leaders from Africa, Australia, North America and the UK will headline the 20th annual Investing in African Mining Indaba, taking place at the Cape Town Convention Centre.
29 Jan 2014
2014 Mining Indaba
African Investment Opportunities Take Center Stage
The recent cyclical turbulence in global mining has strengthened Africa's position as one of the few remaining ground-floor mining investment opportunities
01 Dec 2013
Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Glencore Xstrata's vote of confidence in Africa
Glencore Xstrata, the world's fourth-largest diversified miner, launched a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange recently.
20 Nov 2013
Saldanha Bay IDZ
Boost for jobs, growth
President Jacob Zuma officially launched the Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) at Saldanha Bay on South Africa's south-western coast on Thursday.
04 Nov 2013
EBH Namibia’s New Floating Dock
Bigger and Better Lifting Capacity
This month marks a milestone in the history of ship repair company Elgin Brown and Hamer (EBH) Namibia, with the much anticipated commissioning and inauguration of its newly-acquired Panamax-sized dock.
20 Oct 2013
Local markets
Gold shares lead gains on JSE
The JSE All Share closed 0.27% higher on Wednesday, with rising gold mining shares leading gains almost across the board. 187,909,741 shares were exchanged in 170 352 trades during the day.
17 Oct 2013
Mining investors
Urgent need to streamline regulatory framework
The application process for applying for prospecting and exploration rights in South Africa is cumbersome and time consuming and the process needs to be streamlined to encourage local mining investments.
13 Oct 2013
Trading news
JSE surges on Fed decision
The JSE rallied to a record high on Thursday following the US Federal Reserve's decision to prolong its quantitative easing programme at its present levels.
25 Sep 2013