The nature of the Marikana tragedy demonstrates the important role that the mining industry plays for South Africa. Before focusing on the current issues of weak economic performance and capital flows, the labour dispute, and the nationalization debate, this paper will analyze how the industry has arrived at this challenging stage. The ...
A different animal was the South African economy in 1980 compared with the economy we have now, as shown in the graphic below. Manufacturing was the largest industry in 1980, falling to fourth place in 2016. Mining was the second most influential industry in 1980, with its 21% contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP).
South Africa's mining sector is particularly exposed to the spread of Covid-19. According to the Minerals Council of South Africa, the industry employs a workforce numbering almost 420,000, many of whom are underground on any given day. Some mines have thousands of men and women underground, descending into the depths in crowded "cages". ...
Appropriate compensation for the nationalization of existing private businesses is mandated by the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1974, as well as by the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.. A bailout is a form of nationalization in which the government takes temporary control of a majority of a company and its assets.
The current turbulence in the mining industry in South Africa has its roots in several different factors. First, the fall in global demand for platinum and other minerals due to recession; second, the consequences of the Marikana disaster in destabilising labour relations; and third, the structural character of our mining industry. A great deal has been written about the first two factors, so ...
Chief economist for the Minerals Council of South Africa, Henk Langenhoven, warned that the industry was set to lose R1.5bn-a-day ($86m) at a time when it can ill-afford it, in an industry that ...
Nationalization is high on the policy agenda in South Africa. This paper considers the case for nationalizing the local mining sector from an evidence-based perspective, which is derived from theoretical considerations and related to the known features of the South African mining sector and economy. A strong case against nationalization
South Africa is currently engaged in a heated debate on whether to nationalize the country's mines, the outcome of which will greatly affect the future of the economy as well as the well being of millions of individuals. Nationalization is "the act of taking assets into state ownership.
A storm erupted in policy circles in South Africa after Julius Malema the leader of the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) boldly proclaimed the need for the mining industry in South Africa to be nationalized. The demand was predicated on fulfilling the vision of the Freedom Charter, which was adopted at Kliptown in 1955 as the 'manifesto' of the liberation struggle.
Based on these lists of mining companies in South Africa which have been considered so far, you should bear in mind that several other companies in the industry which operate in the country. While some are large in terms of their output, staffing and equipment; some others are relatively small and so, they have to depend on the bigger companies ...
It appears for now that the movers and shakers in South Africa's mining sector are not overly concerned by the agitation by some wearers of the ruling party to nationalize the industry.
May 20, 2019· From the world's largest hand-dug mine to strike action with fatal violence on both sides, South Africa's mining industry has been one of the country's most influential for over a hundred years. We look at the history of mining in South Africa. JP Casey 20 May 2019.
necessarily target the entire mining sector but cherry pick on some basis to acquire the lucrative operations. Governments have gone as far as to nationalise geographical areas and all who operate within it. The equivalent in South Africa would be the nationalising of certain geological terrains or .
Mining in South Africa was once the main driving force behind the history and development of Africa's most advanced and richest economy. Large-scale and profitable mining started with the discovery of a diamond on the banks of the Orange River in 1867 by Erasmus Jacobs and the subsequent discovery and exploitation of the Kimberley pipes a few years later.
Jul 01, 2012· JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — South Africa's mining industry is in trouble: platinum mines are closing, gold miners are looking elsewhere and overall output is shrinking.
The DME, in turn, is responsible for implementing these laws or regulations insofar as the laws/regulations pertain to the mining sector. 1.3 Describe any other sources of law affecting the mining industry. The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 is the supreme law of the Republic. Law or conduct inconsistent with it is invalid.
enhancing the sustainability of mining in South Africa. Initiatives introduced by the South African mining industry to improve safety in the country's mines, have resulted in a more than 50% reduction in fatalities. The mining industry has adopted a zero harm policy and wellness of .
Dec 20, 2012· After years of damaging debate, South Africa's ruling party has finally vetoed the idea of nationalizing its mining sector. The announcement is part .
Julius Malema, the controversial former leader of the Youth League of South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) party, has long declared that the country's key mining industry ...
South Africa's mining sector is particularly exposed to the spread of Covid-19. According to the Minerals Council of South Africa, the industry employs a workforce numbering almost 420,000, many of whom are underground on any given day. Some mines have thousands of men and women underground, descending into the depths in crowded "cages". ...
South Africa's mining industry contracted by 2.8% in 2019, a trend that has been in place for more than a decade, the Minerals Council said on Monday 3 February.
In many ways, South Africa's political, social and economic landscape has been dominated by mining, given that, for so many years, the sector has been the mainstay of the South African economy. Although gold, diamonds, platinum and coal are the most well-known among the minerals and metals mined, South Africa also hosts chrome, vanadium ...
The mining sector in South Africa contributes 9.6% to GDP and employs 3.1% of the country's labour force. In 2010 the sector contributed 15.3% of country's exports.
nationalization in South Africa could do to the global mining industry: the loss of the reserve base, in particular for PGMs, would cripple the market, sending metal prices sharply upwards and ultimately forcing end users to engineer PGMs out of other products. In its anticipation the stock market's reaction to South