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Spotlight | South Africa
The Perverse Effects of Black Empowerment

The lack of experience and skills in the small world of black business is a major handicap in putting the policy of black empowerment into practice [...]

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Politics

South Africa
Bobby Godsell

The World Gold Council named Bobby Godsell as its chairman in succession to John Wilson, boss of Canada’s Placer Dome, [...]

Subscribers only Mining 12.06.2001

Uganda
Uganda awards first diamond prospecting licence

The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) has licensed the Tanzania-based company East African Gold Mines (EAGM) to prospect for and mine [...]

Subscribers only Mining 18.04.2001

South Africa
Tokyo Sexwale

Chairman of Mvelaphanda, the biggest company to spring out of the black empowerment movement, Tokyo Sexwale has a driving ambition [...]

Subscribers only Mining 27.03.2001

Africa, Canada
Patrick Evans

A new management team will shortly be appointed to run the Toronto-based firm SouthernEra, Christopher Jennings, chairman and founder of [...]

Subscribers only Mining 30.01.2001

South Africa
NATION-WIDE STRIKE AVOIDED IN GOLD SECTOR

South Africa's gold mining companies have narrowly avoided a nationwide strike just as new demonstrations by miners were planned in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.07.1999

Canada
REBELS UPHOLD MINING RIGHTS?

On Sept. 29 Congo president Laurent Kabila signed a decree dated Oct. 1 that approved a mining accord between the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.10.1998

South Africa, Southern Africa
PUTTING HORSE BEFORE CART?

Eskom's ambitions on a regional level are always a major attraction at forums on electricity organized in South Africa. But [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.05.1996

Spotlight | Australia, South Africa
RAND BANK WOOS AUSTRALIAN JUNIORS

South Africa's Rand Merchant Bank which is deeply involved with the country's mining houses and in South African investments in mining and other sectors in black Africa has just created a made-to-measure affiliate to encourage emerging projects in sub-Saharan Africa.

Subscribers only Energy 15.05.1996

France
FOCUS ON ELECTRICITY IN 1994

The Caisse Francaise de Developpement (CFD) and its affiliate for the private sector, Proparco, put up loans worth a total [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.03.1995

South Africa
CAREFULLY WEIGHING THE RISKS

Although nobody can exclude major unrest following the elections on April 26-28 the risks for the mining industry were greatly [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.04.1994

Spotlight | East Africa
THE SOUTH AFRICAN AND CHINESE OUTSIDERS

Times are going to be very hard. With the arrival in East Africa of South African outsiders, of Chinese firms with price dumping in public works sectors, of Japanese companies' renewed aggressiveness in several sectors (telecommunications, electricity distribution, road construction), [.

Subscribers only 26.03.1994

Spotlight | Southern Africa
SOUTHERN AFRICAN MINING: EUROPE STEPS SOFTLY

European Commission sources have told AEM that a Southern African mining forum which the Commission's development department (DG-8) has been planning for over a year will not be staged until the end of this year.

Subscribers only Energy 02.03.1994

Spotlight | Zimbabwe
POWER III UNDERWAY

The World Bank was expected on Jan. 18 to give a green light to a $90 million loan to the Zimbabwe Electric Supply Authority for its Power III project. The programme will get underway in step with the institutional Zesa [.

Subscribers only Energy 19.01.1994

Spotlight | Zimbabwe
SECOND WIND FOR ZESA ?

The Zesa Reform Programme (ZRP) that has begun under the aegis of the World Bank looks like leading to a major restructuring or even ultimately to what would be at least a partial privatization of Zimbabwe's electricity sector.

Subscribers only Energy 21.09.1993

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
FOXTROT FUNDING SET

An agreement providing for the Caisse Francaise de Developpement to help finance the Foxtrot gas and electricity project is expected to be signed in coming days, AEM has learned. As a result, invitations to tender will be issued quickly to [.

Subscribers only Energy 07.07.1993

Ghana
BIDDING OPEN FOR AGC

The first invitation to tender concerning the privatization of Ashanti Goldfields Corporation and covering 20% of its capital will be [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.07.1993

Spotlight | South Africa
GATT TALK

The first GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) Council meeting on South Africa was held in Geneva at the beginning of June, and the delegates present deplored the instability, complexity and lack of transparency in South Africa's trade policy, [.

Subscribers only 19.06.1993

South Africa
NEW LIFE FOR WEST RAND?

"We are looking for a new mining project in South Africa where cash from West Rand Consolidated Mines can be [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.04.1993

Spotlight | Sudan
A MURKY TALE

Several new twists have been added to the jumble of Sudanese projects revolving around Chevron's discoveries. Within the space of a few days the political-industrial-financial saga took on dimensions far beyond what would be considered normal for a country that [.

Subscribers only Energy 24.12.1992

ZAIRE
GCM HOLDING AND KIMIN

The National Conference's mining committee (CSN) has declared the break-up of both Gécamines Holding and Kilo Moto Mining (Kimin). The [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.10.1992

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Guinea
Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Spotlight | South Africa
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South Africa
Bobby Godsell

Uganda
Uganda awards first diamond prospecting licence

South Africa
Tokyo Sexwale

Africa, Canada
Patrick Evans

South Africa
NATION-WIDE STRIKE AVOIDED IN GOLD SECTOR

Canada
REBELS UPHOLD MINING RIGHTS?

South Africa, Southern Africa
PUTTING HORSE BEFORE CART?

Spotlight | Australia, South Africa
RAND BANK WOOS AUSTRALIAN JUNIORS

France
FOCUS ON ELECTRICITY IN 1994

South Africa
CAREFULLY WEIGHING THE RISKS

Spotlight | East Africa
THE SOUTH AFRICAN AND CHINESE OUTSIDERS

Spotlight | Southern Africa
SOUTHERN AFRICAN MINING: EUROPE STEPS SOFTLY

Spotlight | Zimbabwe
POWER III UNDERWAY

Spotlight | Zimbabwe
SECOND WIND FOR ZESA ?

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
FOXTROT FUNDING SET

Ghana
BIDDING OPEN FOR AGC

Spotlight | South Africa
GATT TALK

South Africa
NEW LIFE FOR WEST RAND?

Spotlight | Sudan
A MURKY TALE

ZAIRE
GCM HOLDING AND KIMIN

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South Africa Bobby Godsell

Uganda Uganda awards first diamond prospecting licence

South Africa Tokyo Sexwale

Africa, Canada Patrick Evans

South Africa NATION-WIDE STRIKE AVOIDED IN GOLD SECTOR

Canada REBELS UPHOLD MINING RIGHTS?

South Africa, Southern Africa PUTTING HORSE BEFORE CART?

Spotlight | Australia, South Africa RAND BANK WOOS AUSTRALIAN JUNIORS

France FOCUS ON ELECTRICITY IN 1994

South Africa CAREFULLY WEIGHING THE RISKS

Spotlight | East Africa THE SOUTH AFRICAN AND CHINESE OUTSIDERS

Spotlight | Southern Africa SOUTHERN AFRICAN MINING: EUROPE STEPS SOFTLY

Spotlight | Zimbabwe POWER III UNDERWAY

Spotlight | Zimbabwe SECOND WIND FOR ZESA ?

Spotlight | Ivory Coast FOXTROT FUNDING SET

Ghana BIDDING OPEN FOR AGC

Spotlight | South Africa GATT TALK

South Africa NEW LIFE FOR WEST RAND?

Spotlight | Sudan A MURKY TALE

ZAIRE GCM HOLDING AND KIMIN

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Guinea
Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Spotlight | South Africa
The Perverse Effects of Black Empowerment

South Africa
Bobby Godsell

Uganda
Uganda awards first diamond prospecting licence

South Africa
Tokyo Sexwale

Africa, Canada
Patrick Evans

South Africa
NATION-WIDE STRIKE AVOIDED IN GOLD SECTOR

Canada
REBELS UPHOLD MINING RIGHTS?

South Africa, Southern Africa
PUTTING HORSE BEFORE CART?

Spotlight | Australia, South Africa
RAND BANK WOOS AUSTRALIAN JUNIORS

France
FOCUS ON ELECTRICITY IN 1994

South Africa
CAREFULLY WEIGHING THE RISKS

Spotlight | East Africa
THE SOUTH AFRICAN AND CHINESE OUTSIDERS

Spotlight | Southern Africa
SOUTHERN AFRICAN MINING: EUROPE STEPS SOFTLY

Spotlight | Zimbabwe
POWER III UNDERWAY

Spotlight | Zimbabwe
SECOND WIND FOR ZESA ?

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
FOXTROT FUNDING SET

Ghana
BIDDING OPEN FOR AGC

Spotlight | South Africa
GATT TALK

South Africa
NEW LIFE FOR WEST RAND?

Spotlight | Sudan
A MURKY TALE

ZAIRE
GCM HOLDING AND KIMIN