South Africa

A bank of, for, and by, the developing world

Interview with

Mar 27, 2013

Leaders of the BRICS nations -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- are wrapping up a summit today. They have a new plan to create a bank to fuel economic growth in the developing world.

Posted In: BRICS, South Africa, developing countries

South African miner cuts jobs and closes mines

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Matthew Davies

Jan 15, 2013

The world's largest platinum producer Anglo American Platinum, also known as Amplats, is planning to close down some of its South African mines and cut around 14,000 jobs. The announcement comes after a series of strikes across the mining sector of South Africa at the end of last year in which mineworkers were demanding higher wages.

Posted In: South Africa, mining

Four wounded in South African gold mine protest

Gretchen Wilson

Sep 4, 2012

Security guards at a gold mine east of Johannesburg shoot rubber bullets at thousands of protestors who were fired in June after going on strike for higher wages.

Posted In: miners, South Africa

Demand for metals may be root of South African workers' unrest

Gretchen Wilson

Aug 17, 2012

More than 30 people were killed after police in South Africa fired on striking miners. How might the incident impact the nation's mining economy?

Posted In: South Africa, mining, precious metals, platinum

South Africa mine strike could hurt ailing platinum market

Interview by

Jeff Horwich

Aug 17, 2012

A mass shooting of platinum miners in South Africa is a reminder that our precious metals come from some pretty unstable places.

Posted In: South Africa, platinum

Strike at South Africa mine turns deadly

Gretchen Wilson

Aug 17, 2012

More than thirty workers have been killed by police at a platinum mine in South Africa. The workers, who were armed, were staging what police said was an illegal strike.

Posted In: South Africa, strike, platinum

U.S. pledges $2 billion loan to South Africa for clean energy

Interview by

Jeremy Hobson

Aug 7, 2012

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in South Africa this morning along with other U.S. leaders. Among them, the head of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, which has just announced a $2 billion loan to South Africa. That's to help the country fund green energy projects with U.S. companies.

Posted In: South Africa, renewable energy, import export