Should South Africa nationalise its mining industry?
As a developing country, South Africa is not yet able to purchase, expropriate or maintain its massive mining industry. As such the only way to nationalise …
MITIGATING SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS OF …
the nationalisation of mines in South Africa as a means to economic freedom for the previously, and I argue presently, disadvantaged the need for objective, elementary and accessible information in the field of resource nationalisation has become ever …
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Nationalisation would align the South African Reserve Bank's ownership structure with the majority of central banks across the world. Other than in South Africa, central banks with private shareholders can be found in seven other countries. These are Belgium, Greece, Italy, Japan, San Marino, Switzerland and Turkey.
Nationalising South African mines: Back to a prosperous futu
Nationalisation is high on the policy agenda in South Africa. This paper considers the case for nationalising the local mining sector from an evidence-based perspective. The relevant evidence is derived from theoretical considerations and related to the known features of the South African mining sector and economy.
South Africa's EFF party says in election manifesto to nationalise mines
South Africa's radical leftist Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) will nationalise all mines by 2023 if elected this year, the party said in its election manifesto launched on Saturday.
Nationalising South Africa's central bank isn't bad per se: …
South Africa's governing party, ... Nationalisation would align the South African Reserve Bank's ownership structure with the majority of central banks across the world.
South Africa mine nationalization 'closest since end of …
Businessweek quotes a confidential report prepared for South Africa's mining CEOs as saying South Africa's ruling party is closer to some form of nationalization than at any other time since the ...
Nationalization as an economic tool
The nationalisation of mines in South Africa is a discussion that has been debated in such an environment. The aim of this dissertation is to cut through the political posturing and get to the fundamental question surrounding nationalisation of mines …
Keynote Address: Strategic implications for the platinum …
The ANCYL and a nationalized South Africa The recent call by South Africa's ANCYL for a debate on the nationalization of the country's mines has rocked the confidence of an industry of which much of the lifeblood flows deep beneath South Africa's Bushveld Complex; and an industry which is already facing challenges surrounding
How 30 years of democracy has transformed South Africa's …
South Africa's 30 years of democracy has changed the character of this country's mining industry profoundly, Minerals Council South Africa emphasised in a report that highlights the industry ...
Should South Africa nationalise its mining industry? | News24
Mine Nationalisation – Should South Africa Nationalise its Mining Industry? BRIEF INTRO. The nationalisation of natural resources has always been a muddy area for any nation's economic and political waters; mostly because it lacks the clarity of certainty. This area may be considered a pivotal factor for any nation's …
Nationalisation of mineral rights in South Africa
Nationalisation of mineral rights in South Africa 127 minerals. The right granted to the third person could apply in general or only in respect of a particular category of minerals.
Nationalising South African mines: Back to a prosperous …
Nationalising South African mines: Back to a prosperous future, or down a rabbit hole? STAN DU PLESSIS1 ABSTRACT Nationalisation is high on the policy agenda in South Africa.
Nationalising South African mines: Back to a prosperous futu
Nationalisation is high on the policy agenda in South Africa. This paper considers the case for nationalising the local mining sector from an evidence-based perspective.
Mapping the rise of resource nationalism in Africa
With African nations among usual suspects for resource nationalism, we look at risk and what regulatory changes could be in the works.
Nationalizing South African mines: An enonomic …
Nationalization is high on the policy agenda in South Africa. This paper considers the case for nationalizing the local mining sector from an evidence-based perspective, which is derived from...
(PDF) The Mines Nationalization Conundrum In South Africa…
The trajectory of Mines nationalization debate is currently high on the socio-economic and political discourse in South Africa. This paper within the context of qualitative analytical methodology explores the dynamics of the nationalization conundrum
Nationalisation of Mines in South Africa
Why Is Nationalisation Needed? South Africa is regarded to have one of the world's most unequal societies. Looking at Gini-Coefficients, "The dispersion of income and wealth between the rich and the poor is one of the most uneven in the world (Bisekker, 2010)." This means that South Africa is drifting towards perfect inequality.
Advantages and disadvantages of nationalising mines
The minister of finance Mr Pravin Gordhan stated on March 14, 2011, that nationalisation of South Africa's mines and other economic assets is not government policy. He went on to say that failure to be clear on policies could be an obstacle to elevated levels of foreign direct investment that are required to help lift growth rates to 7 percent.
(PDF) Nationalising South African mines: Back to a …
Nationalisation is high on the policy agenda in South Africa. This paper considers the case for nationalising the local mining sector from an evidence-based perspective.
Why we need to nationalise the mines
Our call for nationalisation of mines is in such a manner where the State will own mineral wealth and mines as a custodian of the entire South African population, and not a custodian of few big-businesses. ... and the extraction and production of these mineral resources in Mines thereof. Why is it that South Africa should be criminalised for ...
Natural resources, nationalism, and nationalization
'NATIONALISATION OF MINES means the democratic government's ownership and control of Mining activities, including exploration, extraction, production, processing, trading and beneficiation of Mineral Resources in South Africa.
South Africa: nationalisation debate heats up
The debate over nationalisation of South Africa's mines has taken on new impetus over the past 10 days in the wake of the re-election of Julius Malema, the influential leader of the ruling ...
A new wave of resource nationalism in the mining …
For example, Lundin Mining, which operates one of the largest copper mines in Chile, is reportedly reconsidering its plans for a US$600 million expansion of its Candelaria mining complex in favor of a …
South Africa Mining Sector Holds Breath on Nationalisation
South Africa watchers say the prospect of left-wing influence would be a concern to mining companies, because of the fear mines will be nationalised, prompting investor exodus. Conversely, the presence of the DA in a coalition government would be welcomed by the mining sector, because the DA has pledged to encourage investment, …
Nationalisation and the mines (Chapter 6)
The ANC tried to manage the stoked-up debate on nationalisation by appointing a research team to report broadly on state intervention in the mining industry. This …
(PDF) The Mines Nationalization Conundrum In South Africa: …
The trajectory of Mines nationalization debate is currently high on the socio-economic and political discourse in South Africa. This paper within the context of qualitative analytical …
EFF promises to nationalise all land, banks and mines
South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters, the country's second-largest opposition party, is positioning itself as king-maker in this year's general election.
Nationalisation in South Africa: Which Way are …
Nationalisation in South Africa: Which Way are We Going? By Glenn Ashton · 11 Aug 2010 A + A = A- ... On the other hand the nationalisation of copper mines in Chile has evidently had benefits for both workers …
(PDF) Nationalising South African mines: Back to a …
The trajectory of Mines nationalization debate is currently high on the socio-economic and political discourse in South Africa. This paper within the context of qualitative analytical methodology explores the dynamics of the nationalization conundrum in …
Resource nationalism threatens Africa's mining boom
At one level, it seems to be a misnomer used to describe just about any assertive stance taken by governments on extractive sector governance. At another level, it has been used to denote grassroots level activism, extending in some respect to the labour unrest which the rhetoric around the nationalisation of mines in South Africa may …
Nationalizing South African mines: an economic assessment
Nationalization is high on the policy agenda in South Africa. This paper considers the case for nationalizing the local mining sector from an evidence-based perspective, which is derived from theoretical considerations and related to the known features of the South …
Nationalisation of Mines in South Africa
The "Benoni Mine Incident" is a situation that encompasses an episodic case of illegal mining that took place in South Africa. A rescue operation was set in motion in February of 2014 at an abandoned mine shaft near Johannesburg in attempt to rescue a number of illegal mine workers.
To Nationalize or Not? The Pros and Cons of South Africa …
Recent calls by the African National Congress (ANC) Youth League to nationalize South Africa's mining industry have resurrected a seemingly never-ending debate: to …