The Mponeng goldmine near Carletonville in Gauteng. Harmony will take ownership of the AngloGold's world's deepest mine, Mponeng, and other assets on October 1The deal is worth about $300 million. AngloGold Ashanti says exiting its South African operations will allow it to focus on high return projects elsewhere. Harmony is set to take control of AngloGold Ashanti's…
EFF members at Sandton City Mall during the national shutdown of all Clicks outlets. Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo While Clicks met with the Department of Small Business Development, it also had a separate engagement with the EFF where it made commitments.The department and retailer have set up a group to work on monitoring and implementation of…
Protesters waving ISIS flags in Sringaar. Heads of state in the South African Development Community have committed to support the government of Mozambique as it counters a terrorism threat.Nothing was mentioned about the protests and human rights violations in Zimbabwe.For the first time, the summit met virtually on Monday.Leaders in the Southern African Development Community…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…