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Mantashe speaks ‘growth’ amid regret at South African mining’s ‘lost generation’
Mining remains central to South Africa’s economy. But while firms globally have been making hay, the country risks losing out due to shoddy policy…
Trump digs in: how the Cape Town Mining Indaba unearthed global shifts
Two big global trends emerged from this week’s mining indaba: geopolitical realignment and the shape-shifting commodity supercycle…
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