Transnet strike prompts Optimum Coal force majeure

he JSE-listed coal exporter Optimum Coal became the second major coal exporter to declare a force majeure in the wake of the Transnet rail strike. Optimum's declaration covers its coal marketing agreements with BHP Billiton Energy Coal (Becsa)...

19/03/2010 (On-The-Air)

South Africans, Americans and Norwegians are going all out to explore for shale gas in the Karoo, as a sudden ‘shale gale' sweeps the world; a powerful new black-owned coal-mining company is about to list on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange;...

Mine nationalisation debate about internal ANC tussles, not policy

Mine nationalisation in South Africa was not an imminent policy threat, nor even a fully fledged policy consideration. But the debate could be important in helping to shape the future leadership dynamics within the governing African National...

Concrete pump manufacturer sees turnaround in 2010

Concrete pump manufacturer Putzmeister South Africa (PMSA) CEO Ludwig Geyser tells Mining Weekly that, during 2009, the company, like many others, experienced a decrease in turnover of nearly 50% despite the build-up to major events such as the...

Infrasors transfers listing to JSE main board

By moving its listing from the AltX to the JSE, infrastructure materials group Infrasors has taken the next step in its growth path to becoming a mature mining company, CEO Trevor Robinson said on Monday. The company, which listed on the AltX in...

On-The-Air (13/11/09)

Sumbandila satellite completes its thousandth orbit of the earth; 48 Gautrain drivers graduate from South Africa's rapid-rail training programme; and South Africa's new hydropower station sells its first units of electricity.

Real Economy Report

Acsa launches the OR Tambo Airport Management Centre; a look at South Africa's first Green Star certified building; and we speak to Caterpillar CEO Jim Owens.

Real Economy Report

We celebrate the Soccer City roof wetting; we look at South Africa's first water and energy autonomous house; and the DTI warns that the Doha negotiations could drag on to 2011.

Real Economy Report

This is the Real Economy Report. Our top stories this week: we provide a progress report on the Soccer City construction; some links in the Gauteng freeway project will be completed for 2010; and, Zimbabwe relies on mining to kick-start its economy.

25/09/2009 (On-The-Air)

In this broadcast: South African breweries enlisting 44 000 African farmers to produce crops for beer making; a wind farm in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province. A Belgium company planning to build that; Sasol will itself be producing half of the...

Real Economy Report

This is the Real Economy Report. Our top stories this week: We look at South Africa's opportunity to boost its manganese business with the help of the world's biggest mining company; the Airports Company reports on its readiness for the 2010 World...

Real Economy Report

This is the Real Economy Report. Our top stories this week: the first phase of the Gautrain heads towards its 2010 completion date; we discuss the greatest base-metal discovery since the Copperbelt; and, Ernst & Young highlight the risks and...