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Former GreenCape CEO to join Tesla SA
[Nashira Davids] A Tesla "gigafactory" in the Western Cape might seem like a dream, but with one of the province's own joining Elon Musk's team, it might be within reach... read


Energy
SA economy: 2015 in review
South Africa has a host of appealing competitive advantages. It remains the continent's second-largest economy - benefitting from a large manufacturing base... read
Labour Law & Unions
Focus on labour in platinum and car sectors

Karl Gernetzky

The struggling platinum industry will go into wage negotiations this year, while multiyear agreements in the car sector are due to be renegotiated... read
Mining
Zambia's copper mines hope to emerge from the present crisis in better shape

Nathan Chishimba

There's a well-known saying in the banking business which goes something like this: if you owe the bank $100, it's your problem; if you owe the bank $1bn, it's the bank's problem... read
Ferro Metals turns to court for a ruling on its tailings supplies

Charlotte Mathews

International Ferro Metals SA (IFM SA), the domestic subsidiary of the London-listed ferrochrome producer put into business rescue in August, has applied to court to compel Anglo American Platinum's Rustenburg Platinum Mines (RPM) to continue supplying IFM with UG2 concentrator tailings under their 2010 contract... read
Small-cap investors are 2015's big winners

Charlotte Mathews

Investors in selected small-cap shares made the best returns on the JSE in the past year, while shareholders who hung onto the world's biggest platinum miners bore the greatest losses... read
Renewables & Energy Efficiency
Explainer: South Africa's developing solar energy landscape

Hartmut Winkler

Until a few years ago solar panels were a rare sight in South Africa, largely limited to the roofs of a few affluent households... read
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