August 20, 2013

Russia promises to help Kenya’s farmers

Will supply lots of cheap fertilizer.

August 20, 2013

Sierra Leone diamond exports jumps 43% in first half of 2013

The African diamond exporter shipped out diamonds worth $102 million in the first half of the year.

August 20, 2013

Glencore Xstrata’s write-down bigger than expected: $7.7 billion

Mining giant not stressing the results.

August 20, 2013

Glasenberg writes off $8 billion. Yawn

9 reasons why Glencore-Xstrata's eye-watering impairments are nothing to lose sleep about.

August 20, 2013

AngloGold struggling to keep flagship mine in Ghana open — report

New CEO, Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan, said operations are unsustainable.

August 19, 2013

Amplats job cuts: 6,900 in September

Nearly 7,000 South African employees will soon be out of work.

August 19, 2013

The write-downs aren’t done yet: Glencore Xstrata – $7bn

Merger taking a hit from Xstrata assets.

August 19, 2013

The Olympic medals over the years

The last solid gold Olympic gold medal was awarded in 1912.

August 19, 2013

VIDEO: Illegal Chinese gold mining in Ghana

At its peak, an estimated 50,000 Chinese miners were operating illegally in the country.

August 16, 2013

Harmony Gold seeks, well, harmony with labour. CEO Briggs isn’t planning for a strike.

Froneman says he won’t be bullied into agreeing unsustainable wage increases.