Dollar strength undermines commodity currencies - Annabel Bishop

Opinion|Published

South Africa is a commodity exporter, with metals and minerals making up the bulk of exports. Consequently, movements in global commodity prices, and the US dollar, ...

Shares in Amplats dip 2% on JSE as demerger from Anglo American gathers momentum

Tawanda Karombo|Published

Anglo American Platinum's planned demerger from its parent company is set for completion by June 2024, amid expectations of significant earnings decline.

World Gold Council: central banks drive record gold demand in 2024

Edward West|Published

Global gold demand reached unprecedented levels in 2024, with total demand hitting 4 974 tons and values soaring to R7. 1 trillion. Strong central bank buying and ...

Transnet aims to boost rail capacity by 6 million tons in 2025 despite challenges

Helmo Preuss|Published

Contrary to previous expectations that coal demand peaked in 2019, 2024 saw record levels of production, consumption, and trade.

South Africa prepares for interest rate cut amid uncertainty from Trump’s presidency

Yogashen Pillay|Published

Roets said that Bloomberg Economics suggests we may see a 50-basis-point reduction by March.

Gold kicks off 2025 with strong gains on central bank purchases, geopolitical tensions

BR Reporter|Published

The precious metal could also break through the $3 000 mark, having closed at $2 638. 30 on Friday.

Thungela CEO: Coal and Energy Security: Ensuring a resilient global energy future

Opinion|Published

A balance between progress and pragmatism to ensure energy security and economic stability. .

Struggling diamond industry seeks reform as lab-grown alternatives rise

Tawanda Karombo|Published

Companies such as Anglo American are are proceeding to dispose of their diamond operations such as De Beers, leaving producing countries such as Botswana scrambling ...

South32 boosts manganese production by 12% while pursuing growth initiatives

Tawanda Karombo|Published

As a result, South32 has maintained its full-year production guidance of 2 million wet metric tonnes for the fiscal year 2025, signalling a stable outlook for its ...

Glencore export volumes take hammering from rail constraints in SA

Tawanda Karombo|Published

Of the 12m tons produced in thermal coal by Glencore during the period, 8. 2m tones for the export market slumped from 10. 4m tons in 2023. However, Glencore raised ...

Sibanye-Stillwater secures new hope for US PGM operations amid changing regulations

Tawanda Karombo|Published

Section 45X under the new regulations was introduced in 2023, proposing a 10% Advance Manufacturing Production credit (AMP credit) for the production of products ...

BHP reaches settlement over 2015 Brazilian dam collapse, CEO calls it a “terrible tragedy”

Tawanda Karombo|Published

BHP, which is facing separate litigation in the UK, has been accused of denying responsibility for the 2015 collapse of the Fundão tailings dam which killed 19 people, ...

Harmony Gold set to reap rewards from low costs and elevated gold prices

Tawanda Karombo|Published

With phase 1 of the expansion project at Kareerand completed and commissioned on time, Harmony expects its MWS operation’s average gold price received to increase ...

Pan African Resources secures R840m in sustainability-linked notes amidst rising gold prices

Tawanda Karombo|Published

The company is strategically positioning itself to leverage robust market conditions, as gold prices have surged to their highest levels in recent years.

Gold price hits record highs amid market uncertainty, but South African miners miss out

BR Reporter|Published

Once leaders in global gold output, South African mines have seen production dwindle dramatically over the decades—from 70% of global output in the 1980s to a mere ...

Industry huddles over Competition Commission’s fiery report on abuses in the fresh produce market

Banele Ginindza|Published

The SA Property Owners Association (Sapoa) – a representative body of the commercial and industrial real estate sector – is among entities that have been challenged ...

Oil could reach $100 a barrel for first time in years

Graphic News|Published

Traders have been taken by surprise by a surge in oil prices.

Platinum metals face structural hit to demand from electric vehicle revolution

Reuters|Published

The PGM sector is facing a shift in which palladium and rhodium will see declining demand with no major alternative demand sector on the forecast horizon, says an ...

SA stocks react to global economic challenges

Opinion|Published

One of the key factors affecting South African stocks is enduring high interest rates in major economies such as the US.