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27 September 2025

Bernard Swanepoel

Mining

My first draft of this ZBS was done last Saturday. And here we are, 4 days later, and I am still mulling on this topic. Thank goodness for a public holiday today, else this would probably only have seen the light of day after early October’s Joburg Indaba. So what did I conclude after all […]

13 September 2025

Bernard Swanepoel

Mining

Two Stories, One Question About South Africa’s Future This week, two headlines caught my eye. On one hand, we have the call to nationalise ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) to save jobs and revive our struggling steel sector. On the other hand, the Anglo American – Teck Resources Limited $53 billion megamerger creating one of the […]

6 September 2025

Bernard Swanepoel

Mining

As I pen this ZBS newsletter, whilst sitting on a plane to Hong Kong, I couldn’t help thinking about my carbon footprint. Am I serious about my negative impact on the environment if I fly for 12 hours there and then another 12 hours back for a single meeting? Seriously? Am I ever going to […]