MAILBOX: It looks like government has no money left to pay any pensions
It’s looking more and more like the government has no money left to pay any pensions, writes BizNews community member Mr GDR Jones.
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Mailbox: Hey Gwede, here’s some tips for your Zupta investigations.
Biznews community member Daniel Sutherland gives ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe some tips for the Zupta investigations.
Karoo Fracking: SA Coal’s low methane content doesn’t augur well for its Shale Gas
I was an early cheerleaders of the fracking potential of the Karoo’s plentiful shale. But the more evidence that emerges, the less enthusiastic one becomes.
Metal workers start returning to work
By Xola Potelwa and Wendell Roelf JOHANNESBURG/CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South African metal workers started returning to work on Tuesday after accepting a wage deal from employers, ending a four-week strike that dealt a blow to growth in Africa’s most advanced economy. NUMSA, the country’s largest union, accepted a 10 percent annual pay increase fixed for … Read more
Hulamin’s roaring performance, and how it will sustain the growth
The aluminium industry isn’t the sexiest business in the world. Although we use the material pretty much every day – it’s in our beverage cans, cars, and appliances – there’s not a lot of excitement in mining aluminum ore, smelting it, and making it into stuff. Nevertheless, as Hulamin’s year-end results, released on Monday, … Read more