Sunday Times | SA can forget about job creation if it can’t provide reliable power
A better appreciation of the disaster we face would see the unemployment crisis dealt with right away
A better appreciation of the disaster we face would see the unemployment crisis dealt with right away
The truth is, you shut down mining and you shut down the livelihoods of many people in villages.
Mining helps SA look after its own but NGOs — along with state’s shortcomings — stifle resource companies
Cheap, accessible, and reliable electricity supply is an irreplaceable ingredient for economic growth
State’s coffers will keep filling if it aids competitiveness while the industry grabs market share
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
We can achieve a lot in reviving our economy by, among other things, erasing bureaucratic red tape, fast-tracking licensing
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
Whatever form a post-COVID-19 recovery takes, it won’t change the basic requirements of a thriving mining sector
The lockdown is imposing additional financial strain on Eskom and necessitates urgent solutions to get the company on a sustainable path beyond Covid-19
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