11 Jun 2013

Mining

Fraudsters named and shamed, but...

It's all very well for Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Jeff Radebe to tell us that the naming and shaming of a list of convicts shows government's commitment in fighting fraud and corruption. However, there are many of us out there who would like to see a few people higher up, so to speak, not only go to court and answer charges, but also be named and shamed if found guilty.

We have a massive unemployment problem in this country, right? But the ANC is hell-bent on banning labour brokers. Now Busa has warned that if the government goes ahead and bans brokers, unemployment will rise. It's a faint hope, however, that those bent on banning brokers, will listen.

Is your company culture putting you at greater risk of fraud? asks Kevin Phillips. Read this article, take note, and then see where your company might be lacking in prevention measures; it could be the most useful read you have had in some time.

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Weekly top stories

Charting mines' real impact on SA's landscape
JOHANNESBURG: The law demands that mines measure and limit their environmental impact on their own mine property, but the wider - and often more significant - effects of mining are often ignored; research now underway at the Centre for Sustainability in Mining and Industry (CSMI) at Wits University aims to change that. Read more >>

Mining
Hunger drives hunt for gold in South Sudan's east
NANAKANAK: Around 60,000 people are thought to be mining gold in South Sudan, using the bare hands they once used to harvest crops. Read more >>

Mozambican coal the focus of international conference in Maputo
Coal production in Mozambique may total 50 million tons in 2020, which is practically ten times current production of 4.8 million tons, according to the organisers of the 4th International Conference on Energy and Coal. Read more >>

Charting mines' real impact on SA's landscape
JOHANNESBURG: The law demands that mines measure and limit their environmental impact on their own mine property, but the wider - and often more significant - effects of mining are often ignored; research now underway at the Centre for Sustainability in Mining and Industry (CSMI) at Wits University aims to change that. Read more >>

Kimberley Process meeting ends on high note
PRETORIA: The Intersessional Meeting of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) for Rough Diamonds under the Chair of South Africa concluded its deliberations on Friday, 7 June 2013. Read more >>


Mines
Ban brokers, lose jobs warns Busa
[Linda Ensor] Business Unity SA (Busa) warned of significant job losses should African National Congress (ANC) MPs decide to change provisions in the Labour Relations Amendment Act in order to ban labour brokers. Read more >>

Foreign investors still interested in SA mining sector
CAPE TOWN: Foreign investors are still interested in South Africa's mining sector, Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources Godfrey Oliphant said, adding that a number of projects are shovel-ready in the platinum, zinc and other manganese sectors. Read more >>


Government

Government urged to drop carbon tax
[Linda Ensor] Opposition parties on Tuesday (4 June) urged government not to proceed with its proposed carbon tax‚ because of its negative impact on SA's growth rate and the minimal impact it would have on global emissions. Read more >>


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