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Vantage Goldfields one week away from liquidation

March 13, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared in Moneyweb. After three years in business rescue, Vantage Goldfields is headed for the knackers yard unless a buyer emerges in […]

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Cable theft and illegal mining threaten Joburg’s infrastructure

March 7, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

The City of Gold’s fragile base … there is still enough gold in the old mining tunnels to support a thriving underground (literally) economy. Here, […]

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Coal is far from dead

March 6, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared in Moneyweb. The launch of Sibambene Coal this week puts paid to the idea that coal is a sunset industry. Sibambene […]

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Investors beware of smooth-talking politicians

March 4, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

  This article first appeared in Moneyweb. Two cases involving state-owned companies illustrate the perils of taking politicians at their word. The first involves Airport […]

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Huge increase in demand for second passports

March 1, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

Most of them from non-white South Africans looking for a bolt-hole. This article first appeared in Moneyweb. South Africans looking for a bolt hole in […]

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Suspended nuclear company execs smell rat over adverse audit

February 28, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared in Moneyweb. The Auditor-General says there are doubts over the ability of SA Nuclear Energy Company (Necsa) and its subsidiary Pelchem […]

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Barrick and Newmont at war over who will be king of the mountain

February 27, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared at Moneyweb. We are now in the era of the gold mining super-deal. The only question that remains is who will […]

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Lawlessness at Gupta mines was behind deadly tragedy

February 18, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared in Groundup. A methane gas explosion ripped through the Gloria Coal Mine on 4 February, trapping 22 men underground. They were […]

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It’s war over Eskom privatisation plans

February 14, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared in Moneyweb. President Cyril Ramaphosa in his state of the nation address announced the unbundling of Eskom into three operating units. […]

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Cable thief gangs haunt mines in Mpumalanga

February 14, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared in Moneyweb. Last week a gang of more than 40 suspected cable thieves overwhelmed security guards and made their way down […]

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