SONGEZO ZIBI | Why South Africa’s mineral wealth is wasted
We are unable to benefit from our minerals to the extent we should is because we cannot run our own country properly
07 May 2023 - 20:53
I did not know whether to laugh or cry when I saw the lead story in this past weekend’s Business Times (“Bottom of the class — again (https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/business/business/2023-05-07-sa-bottom-of-the-class-for-mining-investment/)”). South Africa is, for the umpteenth time, ranked by Canadian think-tank Fraser Institute as one of the least attractive mining investment destinations in the world...
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