By Global Witness – The first set of company reports submitted under a landmark U.S. law that aims to stop the minerals trade fuelling...

UN News Service – In the aftermath of the global economic crisis, more than 70 per cent of the world population is without proper...

BY JOE DECAPUA –  The ILO has released its World Social Protection Report: Building economic recovery, inclusive development and social justice. It says that...

By: Reuters LONDON – Global mining and commodity trading company Glencore said it was cutting 124 jobs, or about 20% of the staff, at...

Reuters –  Amcu is considering a government proposal to resolve a five-month platinum strike and will put it to its members this week. The...

By Gabi Falanga –  A member of Lonmin management has faced strong criticism for not being willing to negotiate directly with the miners during...

By SAPA- The quality of South Africa’s maths and science education places it last out of 148 countries, according to a World Economic Forum...

By SAPA Amcu’s R12,500 wage demanded in the ongoing platinum strike could already have been met if producers had not sold metals at below...

BY SONGEZO ZIBI- IF THE economic statistics released last week told us anything, it is that the first quarter of this year represented a...

By JONATHAN BROOMBERG Earlier this year, a new breast-cancer drug shown to extend the life of women with advanced breast cancer was rejected by...

By Editorial An economist who got to watch both presidents Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma at close quarters says that Mbeki never wanted to...

BY PETER MICEK –  THE MTN Group recently revealed it had adopted its first group human rights policy. For a company that operates in...