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Merger: Two-Year No-Retrenchment Condition

Recently the Competition Tribunal approved a large merger between Sibanye Gold and Newshelf 1114, subject to a two-year no merger-related retrenchments condition.

The Distributional Impacts Of A Carbon Tax In The Mining Sector

Most policy decisions produce winners and losers in the economy. Companies and entire sectors can find themselves better or worse off as a result of new or changed regulation. Even though the ultimate economy-wide impact of a policy may be positive in the long run, the negative impact of short-term adjustments should not be underestimated.… Read more »

Death of SA Mining: Facts, Fiction And Fantasy

Nothing grabs attention in the headlines like ‘Death’, ‘Destruction’, ‘Debt’ and of course ‘Mining’. Why these four words are so regularly used and misused so often by the government, unions and the press – is testament to their success in getting the masses’ attention – and reaction. And that reaction is always emotional and often… Read more »