Mining giants under microscope, DA dumped, unemployment dips. Here are Adriaan’s top 10 reads of the day.
Global mining giants South32, BHP Billiton and Seriti Power are facing a class action suit over lung diseases contracted by current and former coal miners.a class action against global mining giants South32, BHP Billiton and Seriti Power over lung diseases contracted
by current and former employees. The applicants, represented by human rights attorney Richard Spoor and his legal team, want to hold the companies responsible for actions dating as far back as 12 March 1965. unemployment rate is faring better than economists expected after falling by 0.3 of a percentage point to 32.6%
in the second quarter of 2023. New Statistics SA data shows the number of employed people increased by 154 000 to 16.3 million in the quarter, nearing pre-pandemic levels. the convicted murderer of former first lady Marike de Klerk, has been granted parole . Mboniswa will be released at the end of the month, more than 20 years after he was sentenced to life imprisonment. Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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Kenya’s Gridless looks to advance Bitcoin mining-power modelMost of the Bitcoin miners that left Asia due to government crackdowns didn’t head to Africa mainly because they couldn’t be assured of regular power supply, says Chibuike Osigwe, an Abuja-based crypto analyst and investor. By DulueMbachu.
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Economists see SA averting second-quarter contractionSouth Africa’s economy probably avoided a contraction in the second quarter, despite record power cuts, logistical constraints and sagging consumer confidence. Moneyweb SAEconomy
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We are on the right side of history, says Froneman of Sibanye’s response to MarikanaThe mining company hosted its fourth annual Marikana memorial lecture on Monday to mark the 11th anniversary of the massacre
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READER LETTER | Hope fading as De Hoop continues to fail villagersThousands of Sekhukhune villagers have been without clean running tap water for a while. According to records, an amount of R279m municipal infrastructure grant budgeted to make provision for a bulk water project was returned to National Treasury as it was unused. Sekhukhune, a mining and farming region in Limpopo, has four dams for the purpose of water supply to residents.
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READER LETTER | Hope fading as De Hoop continues to fail villagersThousands of Sekhukhune villagers have been without clean running tap water for a while. According to records, an amount of R279m municipal infrastructure grant budgeted to make provision for a bulk water project was returned to National Treasury as it was unused. Sekhukhune, a mining and farming region in Limpopo, has four dams for the purpose of water supply to residents.
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Shares in Chinese property giant Country Garden down sharply
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