![]() Times LIVE | ASA Metals deal 'stinks' Times LIVE COSATU general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says claims that Julius Malema and other politically connected individuals could benefit from the sale of a state-owned mining stake were "damaging" and "a setback for the nationalisation debate". ... R250m mine deal for Julius Malema linked to R250m mining deal Malema and millions in mining deal |
Taxis could be deregistered if left unchanged Independent Online More than 2 000 new taxis are unsafe for passengers and require modification, but no one seems prepared to pay for the changes. Taxi owners say they followed all the correct procedures in buying the vehicles "in ... |
![]() Reuters | Asian Currencies Weaken as Wen Rebuffs Calls for Stronger Yuan BusinessWeek March 15 (Bloomberg) -- Asian currencies fell the most in a month after Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao rebuffed calls for a stronger yuan, damping expectations that the region's central banks will allow further appreciation. ... China PM defends assertive trade, foreign policy China's Wen Jiabao rebuffs US on letting yuan appreciate against dollar AT A GLANCE: CHINA NPC: Premier Defends Yuan Valuation |
![]() Times LIVE | Koeberg to have scheduled shutdown Fin24 Johannesburg - Electricity utility Eskom said on Saturday both units of nuclear power station Koeberg will be shut down for maintenance work. The power utility said Koeberg has identified a possible risk related to the system that takes in sea water to ... Koeberg set for shutdowns S.Africa's Eskom to fix power plant before W.Cup South African Nuclear Plant to Close for World Cup Maintenance |
MTN: Share price may climb 30% - Barron's Business Report MTN, Africa's largest cellular operator, might rise as much as 30 percent in the next 12 to 18 months as the wireless market expanded on the continent, Barron's reported on Saturday. MTN looked attractive after its shares fell due to a strong rand and ... Savvis seen emerging from hard times -- Barron's MTN Group shrs may jump sharply in next 18 mos -Barron's La-Z-Boy shares could climb - Barron's |
SA slips to number four in gold output Business Report By Wiseman Khuzwayo South Africa has slipped down to fourth position on the global ranking of gold production, with its production falling by 1.8 percent in the fourth quarter of last year, compared with the third quarter. This is according to figures ... |
$1bn oil windfall fund disbursed Business Report NIGERIA'S Acting President Goodluck Jonathan had approved the disbursal of a further $1 billion (R7.4bn) from the country's windfall oil savings fund on Friday, leaving about $4.1bn in the account, government officials said. "The acting president has ... Nigerian state oil company will privatize: report Privatise the refineries now Oil Reforms: NNPC Opens Talks with Foreign Banks |
![]() Reuters South Africa | Egypt's OCI says unit wins $1.3 bln joint venture Reuters South Africa CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) said BESIX Group, in which it has a 50 percent stake, has won a $1.3 billion contract to build a medical centre in Abu Dhabi in a joint venture with South Korea's Samsung C&T. ... Besix-Samsung JV in $1.29bn Abu Dhabi deal |
A steel at the price Mail & Guardian Online Kumba Iron Ore appears to have dealt steel giant ArcelorMittal South Africa another body blow in the ongoing battle between the two companies. The Mail & Guardian understands that Kumba has applied for a 21% share in the mining rights to the Sishen ... Letters: Eskom plan little more than a finger in the dyke Kumba talks on Sishen rights continue |
![]() Proactive Investors Australia | Lots of bulls in China's shop Mineweb The latest economic figures from China have put pressure on the dollar and boosted a number of high-yielding currencies, including the Australian dollar and the South African rand. Commodities have reacted accordingly. Export growth in February was ... China Converts Its Trillions USD Reserves to Gold? Use Gold to Protect Wealth and Store of Value. China may unlock its Dollar reserves to buy Gold |