Sunday Times | Deadly tensions in mining communities need a policy response

The anti-mining lobby clouds local – and often resolvable – issues with its own agenda, even as it wilfully ignores mining’s contribution to the world

Fin24 | If govt wants to fast-track economic growth, it can start by cutting red tape

We can achieve a lot in reviving our economy by, among other things, erasing bureaucratic red tape, fast-tracking licensing

Fin24 | Time for economic patriotism in SA

South Africa’s economic decline – which predates Covid-19 – and the resultant high unemployment rate can easily lead to a false conclusion that investors have willingly lost interest in the country

Business Media Mags | Key considerations to unlocking mining’s potential

Whatever form a post-COVID-19 recovery takes, it won’t change the basic requirements of a thriving mining sector

Fin24 | Eskom must tackle the cost of its coal contracts

The lockdown is imposing additional financial strain on Eskom and necessitates urgent solutions to get the company on a sustainable path beyond Covid-19

Coal is a ‘far more constant’ source of electricity

Clean coal technologies would allow South Africa to continue to take advantage of its coal endowment by creating jobs, earning over R50-billion in foreign exchange each year

Fin24 | Ramaphosa has spoken. Now government must act

It is one thing to know what needs to be done to get our economy growing again. It’s quite another to actually do what needs to be done

Mail & Guardian | Some tips for Eskom’s new boss

The public’s frustration with load-shedding has given the impression that Eskom’s multiple crises are beyond the government’s ability to resolve

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IOL | US burns fossil fuels, but cuts emissions

As many countries, including South Africa, try to mitigate the effects of climate change, the US has taken a strategic decision that will serve its economic interests: to continue to burn fossil fuels and cut emissions at the same time.

Fin24 | Transnet is on the right track – and it’s very good news

Transnet Chairman Popo Molefe has made important commitments that show that the state-owned logistics company could improve governance faster than skeptics would have it