EDITOR’S LUNCHBOX: Despite Cabinet changes, a mining charter showdown is still likely
Yield on government bonds now at levels last seen before Jacob Zuma fired Nhlanhla Nene, and Investec is undeterred by the market
Stories of note Bytes from the digital world A court showdown between the mining industry and the government over former mineral resources minister Mosebenzi Zwane’s proposed charter has not been averted by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s new administration. Wilson Muvhulawa, one of the founders of VBS Bank in 1982, has hit out at allegations that former president Jacob Zuma received a R7.8m loan from the bank as a reward for supporting the coronation of Venda King Toni Ramabulana. In my opinion Matters of debate The length of time National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) head Shaun Abrahams has taken to make what’s essentially a nondecision is disturbing, far more so is what appears to be a back-up plan he has put in place to undermine the chances that the NPA’s prosecution of former president Jacob Zuma will succeed. Underlining the fact that mining policy amounts to a deal between elites, community representatives were absent at Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe’s meeting with th...
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