Empresas do Estado cortam mais de 5 mil milhões à dívida

[Green October]

Tens razão! Eu faria o mesmo.
Desculpa! Não quero estragar as tuas poções

Green,

Desculpa lá mas não posso tolerar posts em que se deseje o mal dos outros. não faz parte do ambiente do caldeirão, por isso apaguei o post.

Um abraço,
Ulisses

[Ulisses Pereira]

Green,

Desculpa lá mas não posso tolerar posts em que se deseje o mal dos outros. não faz parte do ambiente do caldeirão, por isso apaguei o post.

Um abraço,
Ulisses

[Green October]

ok!

[GetSmarter]

e já saí tarde, não activei a 3,8 e só saí a 3,5. de qq modo parece q agora seria boa altura é para entrar. mas a razão fica embotada pelas emoções. de qq modo está com mau aspecto tecnicamente. Será q o _Borja ainda as tem?

[Visitante]

Os homens do Ouro....que apregoavam a todo o mundo que investir em empresas do ouro é que era bom....apanham agora taulada de todo o tamanho. "pela boca morre o peixe"


Cumprimentos

[Ulisses Pereira]

Sim, tens razão. Há uma notícia bem mais importante saída hoje. Aqui a transcrevo.

Beijos,
Ulisses

JOHANNESBURG - Mark Wellesley-Wood, Durban Roodepoort Deep’s (DRD’s) chief executive and chairman, has been dealt a potentially crippling blow following an extraordinary letter of resignation served last night by company secretary Maryna Eloff. Eloff’s letter, in the possession of Mineweb, levelled accusations at Wellesley-Wood including insider trading and unspecified “illegal activities”.
DRD confirmed it had received a letter of resignation from Eloff and that the letter contained a number of serious allegations which were "untrue". "Of considerable concern to the company is an acknowledgement by Brett Kebble (chief executive of JCI Ltd) in a radio interview this evening that there has been recent contact between Ms Eloff and investigators working on behalf of him and his father, Roger Kebble," DRD said in an official statement. The company said it would start an investigation into Eloff's activities: "In the meantime, the company has nothing further to say".

Eloff detailed other instances of malfeasance allegedly committed by Wellesley-Wood including spying and the granting of inordinate amounts of share options to non-executive directors ahead of unannounced disappointing company news. Eloff also raised the prospect of legal action against Wellesley-Wood. In a heart-felt letter articulating Eloff’s personal anguish, she described her recent life as “a living hell”, a state she laid at Wellesley-Wood’s door.

These claims were made in a letter to Wellesley-Wood which was also forwarded to Johannesburg Stock Exchange president, Russell Loubser. Eloff expressed fears to Loubser that the recent sale by her of 82,000 DRD shares between 10 March and 12 March, could have been illegal. This was owing to “… the general illegality pervading executive action at DRD coupled with reduced operational performance,” Eloff told Loubser.

In the letter, which was still awaiting verification by Loubser at the time of going to press, Eloff said Wellesley-Wood had illegally spied upon her in order that she did not leak information to Wellesley-Wood’s enemies, presumably the Kebble family who also stand accused of various unrelated abuses including insider trading. “It is also completely unethical and an unforgiveable breach of my right to privacy, not to mention completely illegal,” Eloff said of alleged attempts by Wellesley-Wood to spy on her.

Eloff said a large amount of share options had been granted to non-executive directors in recent months which she suggested was an attempt to “keep them on side”. Eloff said the mere trading of such shares at a time when the company was seriously under-performing trifled with company law:

“You are aware (and the market is not) that operations are performing well below expectations and that there are very many undisclosed illegalities which when disclosed will have a marked impact on the DRD share price. The mere fact that directors are trading shares at this time may be called into question given the context in which they have taken place,” Eloff said.

Eloff also raised the prospect of potential legal action. “I have been advised that I should consider instituting legal claims based upon the infringement of my constitutional rights which claims are considered to be substantial,” Eloff said.

[Pata-Hari]

mas já se sabia isso, ou não?

[Ulisses Pereira]

Deixo-te aqui a notícia, Pata. De qualquer das formas, já há muito tempo que a DROOY tem mostrado muita fraqueza e já está mais de 60% abaixo do seu máximo de Junho do ano passado.

Beijos,
Ulisses


S. Africa Plans Mine Royalties of Up to 8% of Sales (Update4)
By Mike Cohen

Cape Town, March 20 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa plans to charge mining royalties of as much as 8 percent of sales, trimming profits for Anglo American Plc, BHP Billiton and the world's biggest precious metals producers.

Finance Minister Trevor Manuel proposed that gold companies pay a royalty of 3 percent and platinum miners 4 percent. Diamond producers will pay a royalty of 8 percent, with coal miners paying 2 percent. The proposal must be submitted for public comment before going to parliament.

``If you apply a royalty, earnings must go down,'' said Dave Tunnington, senior resources analyst at Mutual Asset Managers, Africa's biggest money managers. ``If you look at the impact on Anglo, the market has taken it as a little bit of a negative.''

The government plans to impose the royalties as it takes ownership of mining rights from companies and works to compensate blacks for discrimination under apartheid. President Thabo Mbeki's government says it plans to spend the money on developing communities close to mines.

Anglo American shares fell 5 pence, or 0.5 percent, to 970p in London. Anglo owns 45 percent of De Beers, the world's biggest diamond company.

``The one that stands out is the diamond royalties and that is why Anglo stands out on the downside,'' said Keith Francis, a trader at Barnard Jacob Mellet Holdings Ltd.

Phase In

The royalties will phased in by 2007 and may be deducted against taxes, government officials said at a press conference in Johannesburg. That means companies will be allowed to present the royalties as a cost, cutting their profit and therefore their taxable income.

The tax will be payable quarterly once miners have been granted licenses allowing them to continue mining.

The South African government has said within five years companies must comply with targets to increase black participation in mining. Companies may take steps ranging from selling direct stakes in their businesses to blacks to training more black managers. Once this has been achieved they will be granted licenses.

The royalties would also affect companies including Xstrata Plc, Anglo American Platinum Corp., Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd., Lonmin Plc, AngloGold Ltd., Gold Fields Ltd. and Harmony Gold Mining Co.

Shares in Anglo Platinum fell 4 percent, while those of Lonmin fell 2 percent.

``It's too much, it's way more than we can accept,'' said Ferdi Dippenaar, Harmony's marketing director. ``There are four weeks to be making comments and we will be making comments.''

Gold Fields spokesman, Willie Jacobsz, said his company welcomed the publication of the proposals. He said it was too early to comment any further.

Government Revenue

The royalties would have raised 4.2 billion rand ($513 million) in the financial year ended March 31, 2002, Manuel said at the press conference.

There are 10 categories of royalties. Miners of metals used in industry such as copper, vanadium and iron ore will pay a 2 percent charge, and miners of precious stones other than diamonds will pay 5 percent. Salt and rock miners will pay 1 percent, with chrome and titanium miners paying 3 percent.

``It's a little bit silly to have different percentage royalties on different commodities because they go in cycles,'' Tunnington said.

South Africa also plans to impose royalties of as much as 3 percent on oil and gas production. Oil pumped in offshore waters deeper than 500 meters will attract a 1 percent charge.

The only oil currently produced in South Africa is pumped by the government. Natural gas has been found off the country's west coast.

``One doesn't like taxes that are levied on turnover, it can make a marginally economic project uneconomic,'' said Gary Ralfe, managing director of De Beers.

Manuel said marginal mines may be exempted.

``There are a series of exemptions and deductions that deal with particular circumstances, such as marginal mines, but in that case the onus of proof will be on the mine,'' Manuel said. ``There will be a parliamentary process in respect of that particular issue.''

The full text of the proposals are available on the Web site of South Africa's treasury.

[Pata-Hari]

Que apocalipse atingiu aquilo, alguém sabe?