Continue reading “Business Day | Only a national concerted effort can rescue Eskom and the economy”
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa’s first State of the Nation Address after the election was received with some scepticism. Some of his political opponents questioned his dreams and urged him to face reality.
Continue reading “The Star | Turning growth, job promises into reality”
It’s not only the mines and jobs that are at risk; coal is the largest foreign currency earner for SA and contributes immensely to the country’s trade balance
Continue reading “Business Day | We demonise coal at our very real socio-economic peril”
It is often said that every difficulty signals an opportunity. The challenges facing South Africa’s coal mining sector are not an exception to the dictum. Three difficulties have the potential to give rise to opportunities in coal mining.
Continue reading “City Press | We have an abundance of coal, why not use it?”
Within a few months President Cyril Ramaphosa has done his best to tackle investor negativity in South Africa. However, creative ways to engage the unemployed must be developed.
Continue reading “Fin24 | Good start tackling investor negativity, Mr President – but a key stakeholder was absent”
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s undertaking in his stimulus package to restore confidence in the mining sector, after former Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane nearly destroyed it, is a welcome development. South Africa’s economic fortunes have always been linked to miningWhenever mining boomed, the rest of the economy was in better shape. Continue reading “Fin24 | Mining is central to Ramaphosa’s stimulus package – so business must support him”
TWO years ago, just over 1 300 workers in KwaZulu-Natal were about to lose their jobs.The workers who faced this gloomy future were employed by the Zululand Anthracite Colliery and the companies contracted to the mine. Continue reading “Desire to grow can turn things around”
You have to be made of stone not to be touched by the piercing questions posed by the “lowly newspaperman” in his piece “We need to stop spitting on our legacy”. Continue reading “News24 | A thriving SA is not a ‘government only’ job”
In the late 19th century, when reports emerged of the discovery of gold in the Witwatersrand, Paul Kruger, the president of the Transvaal in colonial South Africa, was dismayed. Continue reading “Business Day | Leaders must inject hope into mining to unlock jobs and investment waiting in the wings”
The ascendency of Emmerson Mnangagwa as the president of Zimbabwe has rekindled hope among the country’s resilient neighbours for a future anchored on human rights, democracy, economic growth and jobs. Continue reading “The Star | Mnangagwa needs a delicate balancing act to revive Zim economy”
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