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ALLAN SECCOMBE: Will the ANC ever listen? Don’t hold your breath. It hasn’t yet
The consequences of the party’s narrow ideological objectives are now with us and threaten the entire country
ALLAN SECCOMBE: Private train operators urgently needed on Transnet rails
Bringing third party operators onto the line will help cut theft and generate revenue for Transnet Freight Rail
ALLAN SECCOMBE: Setting up formal artisanal miners is wasted time without policing illegals
The unfettered scourge of illegal mining in SA and weak laws will undermine the state's noble effort to legalise artisanal operators
ALLAN SECCOMBE: Will the minerals department surprise us all with an exploration strategy?
Hope once again flares in the face of years of bitter experience that the junior and exploration companies will not be disappointed once more next week
ALLAN SECCOMBE: State’s indifference to criminal vultures will cost SA heavily
Foreign investors might think twice when they see mafia-like behaviour at mines is allowed to flourish
Harmony’s recent mine purchases are standout performers
An R8.4bn buying spree of AngloGold Ashanti’s SA mines pays dividends for SA’s largest gold miner
ALLAN SECCOMBE: SA should be taking notes on Chile’s mining system
Africa’s mineral treasure trove can learn a few lessons in how to attract investment
ALLAN SECCOMBE: SA miners pour billions into stimulating demand for PGMs
However, the government shows a stodgy disinterest, and even clearing the way for platinum coins has dragged on for years
ALLAN SECCOMBE: Counting miners’ opportunity costs of Eskom’s failures
Companies could spend a third of their annual fixed investment allocation on escaping the embattled monopoly
No need to ask what’s up with our rail system — it virtually does not exist
How the Passenger Rail Agency of SA intends restarting any kind of service on this destroyed infrastructure is beyond imagination
