Huge infrastructure opportunities: Zuma

Platinum's investment potential could exceed that of gold, Russia's Norilsk Nickel told the 2012 African Mining Indaba in Cape Town. According to reports, the world's largest producer of nickel and palladium is looking at platinum mine acquisitions in South Africa.

A recent policy change by the National Treasury allows foreign-domiciled companies to be included in the JSE's domestic indices, giving investors more flexibility and promising to boost South Africa's mining sector in particular.

US-based Interactive Intelligence Group is to acquire some of the contact centre assets of its South African-based reseller, Atio, enabling it to set up a Johannesburg office serving the entire sub-Saharan African region.

Old Mutual Property is redeveloping and refurbishing several malls in previously disadvantaged areas as part of its contribution to sustainable community development and township upliftment in South Africa.