Southern Palladium (ASX:SPD) has awarded a drilling contract to Geomech Africa for exploration at its Bengwenyama Platinum Group Metal (PGM) project in South Africa.
The Competition Tribunal has fined companies in the Esor group R15.7 million for price-fixing, market allocation and collusive bidding - while in a construction cartel that was active from the 1970s to at least 2015.