Media News of the Day however shows the reports usually only once. South African mining production rose by 4,4pc in July from June after seasonal adjustment and was 1,3pc higher than July 1998, Statistics South Africa data released yesterday showed. The June production was influenced by the June 2 general election, which was a public holiday. Anglo American plc's maiden interim results presentation this week highlighted just how monstrously large the group now is.
Human error is often costly.
But in the case of the Dutch finance ministry, which put on its website information not intended to be made public, human error could mark the turning point for what has been a rough time for gold. The Labour Court ruled yesterday in favour of 391 Durban Roodepoort Deep miners who were facing retrenchment due to the mine's restructuring programme. The miners' legal representative, Carla Raffinetti, said no proper consultations were held before the mine proceeded with the retrenchments. Raffinetti said the ruling meant the miners' contracts remained valid. Durban Deep spokesman Kathy du Plessis said management would not appeal against the decision.