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Martin Kingston. Picture: Alon Skuy
ECONOMY

Froneman spat exposes Govt’s closed-door preference

Business for South Africa chair Martin Kingston discusses the friction between business and state, defending the collaboration model despite policy clashes over BEE, foreign…

  • Chris Barron
Members of South Africa’s National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU), who have been on strike at Sibanye-Stillwater’s gold operations since March 9, hold placards as they stage a protest outside the company’s Kloof Mine, in the southwest of Johannesburg, South Africa, March 25, 2022. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
MINING

For Sibanye-Stillwater, R6bn is a lot to spend on faith

Sibanye-Stillwater’s R6bn restart of the Burnstone gold mine represents a major investment, yet unresolved regulatory and empowerment rules mean the multi-decade commitment is…

  • Jade Davenport
Ntokozo Nzimande, deputy director-general for mining, mineral and policy development, at the Joburg Indaba in 2026.
MINING

Govt and SA mining "almost as one" over MPRD amendments

Signs of a cooperative relationship emerged at the Joburg Indaba as the South African government and the mining industry find common ground on regulatory reforms and investment.

  • Liesl Peyper