AngloGold Limited

* Main mining union NUM seeks wage hikes of up to 60 pct * Gold companies' shares drop, rand also under pressure * Threat of mines unrest is headache for ruling ANC * NUM rival AMCU now dominates tense platinum sector By Ed Stoddard JOHANNESBURG, May...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers said it would seek pay rises of up to 60 percent from gold and coal producers, raising the prospect of fresh strikes as firms battle higher costs and falling prices in an already heated...

* SME's seen wary of increased scrutiny if they list * Govt seen reluctant to release stake in key firms * Ghana bourse in middle of African pack By Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Kwasi Kpodo ACCRA, May 14 (Reuters) - Ghana's bourse is up more than 50 percent...

LONDON, April 29 (Reuters) - Shanta Gold, the East Africa-focused miner, said it hedged almost half of its forecast 2013 production, joining a growing list of smaller gold producers who have locked-in future output to protect against volatile prices....

Johannesburg, South Africa A holiday commemorating the struggle against apartheid keeps South African financial markets closed for the day, but Charles Leishman, a gold trader wearing sweat pants, clutches his pocket-sized electronic gizmo and checks...