Vuslat Bayoglu

Position: MD of Umthombo Resources Main Activity of Company: Coal Mining and trading Date and Place of Birth: September 1974, in Turkey Education: BSc. Mechanical Engineering from the Middle East Technical University (METU), in Turkey

Gigi Nova

Position: CEO Tenova, a Techint group company Main activity of company: Supplier of equipment and engineering services to the iron and steel and mining industries

Renewed pressure on South Africa to join mining transparency initiative

When South Africa was asked to join the Extraction Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) ten years ago, it spurned the opportunity because it did not want to be tarred with what looked like a reform school for delinquent developing countries...

Global economist returns to speak at 2012 indaba

The world economy is currently a mixed picture. The US economy could have a growth rate as high as 4% during the fourth quarter; however Europe is sliding into recession, reports economics advisory company David Hale Global Economics.

Philip Hopkins

Position: CEO South American Ferro Metals (SAFM) Main activity of company: Iron ore mining and processing Date and place of birth: June 25, 1960, Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada Education: BSc Mining Engineering, MBA

Peter Leon

Position: Partner Webber Wentzel and co-head of the mining, energy and natural resources practice group; co-chair International Bar Association (IBA) mining law committee Main activity of the company: Law firm Date and place of birth: Johannesburg...

Sam Jonah

Position: Executive chairman of Jonah Capital Main activity of company: Pan African investments in minerals, resources, agribusiness and property development Date and place of birth: November 19, 1949, Kibi, Ghana

Joshua Ngoma

Full name: Joshua Chimakula Ngoma Position: Chief Executive Officer of Tranter Holdings (Pty) Limited Main activity of the company: Mineral resources and mining services Date of birth: August 17, 1960 Education: Bachelor of Engineering with...

Nationalisation is not govt policy – Gordhan

Nationalisation is not government policy, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Friday. "It is very clear that nationalisation is not government policy," he told a business breakfast in Johannesburg. However, everyone was allowed to have their...

Gold firms after rally on Egypt, ETF at eight-mth low

Gold edged up on Monday, extending gains seen in the previous session as buying continued on fears the unrest in Egypt will spread across the Middle East, but selling in the physical side and a drop in exchange traded funds (ETF) holdings to an...

John Bristow

Position: President and CEO Main activity of the company: Alluvial gemstone diamond miner and developer Date and place of birth: 19 July 1952, Ladysmith, KZN Education: Matric (Estcourt High School), BSC Hons and MSc in Geology (University of...

23/07/2010 (On-The-Air)

Canadian government has undertaken to provide R140-million for the establishment of five African maths and science hubs; Africa needs huge dollops of foreign investment to tackle its massive infrastructure backlog and South Africa is due to...