Glencore pain long in the making
Long-standing concerns about how Glencore's trading division, apparently never addressed, come back to haunt the group.
Third time lucky for John Wallington?
John Wallington has had some corporate scrapes since quitting Anglo in 2008. In his latest role, he may be able to share insights from some invaluable war stories.
Logical, fair: Amplats, Sibanye deal lauded
The view from analysts is that betting on future prospect rather than historical fact is actually the most logical means of Amplats selling its Rustenberg assets.
Eskom Optimum suit may be a long shot
Eskom may have to take its place in the queue of creditors should business rescue proceedings at Optimum Coal Holdings and the mine fail.
Harmony investors to sanction life-saving deal?
Whilst we wait for South African gold shares to pull out of their headlong dive, let's speculate on what might be going on at Harmony Gold.
Harmony value typical of crazy SA gold shares
The valuations of Harmony Gold and Pan African don't seem to stack up and while that's par for the course in SA's gold sector, it makes for intriguing possibilities.
Recapitalise Eskom if you want to save jobs
An Eskom tariff and above inflation wages will break South Africa's gold industry. So why wasn't this point made at MIGDETT which is all about saving jobs?
Questioning Total/Exxaro BEE is bizarre
It makes no sense why South Africa's mines minister, Ngoako Ramatlhodi, should bring into question the empowerment credentials of a coal deal between Total and Exxaro.
Amplats sales weigh as Anglo nears D-Day
With D-Day approaching for Anglo American Platinum on its restructuring plans, there's just no easy way to divest of non-core assets.
Molefe coal claim out of touch with reality
Not for the first time, Eskom's interim CEO, Brian Molefe, has proved himself completely out of touch with the utility's problems, writes Brendan Ryan.