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A 10-ounce gold bar is displayed at an ABC Bullion store in Sydney, Australia, on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. Gold closed in on $5,000 an ounce, with geopolitical risks and renewed threats to the Federal Reserve’s independence supporting a record-breaking rally. Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg
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Dr Duarte da Silva: SA gold mine owners’ windfall funded departure from Reef

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Editor BizNews
11 min read
Record gold prices have delivered massive profits, but South Africa’s mining giants are sending the windfall overseas instead of reviving the Witwatersrand.
A dump truck transports excavated rock along an access road at a mine in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
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GEM Bill promises mining revival as SA’s investment appeal fades: Terence Corrigan

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Daily Friend
9 min read
The GEM Bill promises faster licences, less red tape, and renewed investor confidence.
An abandoned mine shaft in the East Rand
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Dr Duarte da Silva: Wits Basin isn't just Gold galore — it's got a lot of valuable Uranium too

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Editor BizNews
16 min read
South Africa’s gold dumps may hold a hidden uranium fortune as nuclear demand and rising prices revive the forgotten second metal.
The mining stocks that made the JSE rich are now sinking it
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The mining stocks that made the JSE rich are now sinking it

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Bloomberg
4 min read
South African stocks slide as mining shares drag index lower.
The gold did not run out — the owners did: Duarte da Silva's devastating case against SA's mining abandonment
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The gold did not run out — the owners did: Duarte da Silva's devastating case against SA's mining abandonment

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Editor BizNews
27 min read
South Africa's gold industry declined by choice, not depletion, leaving vast wealth untapped.
Anthea Jeffery: Botswana beats SA at its own game — here's how to fix Mining
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Anthea Jeffery: Botswana beats SA at its own game — here's how to fix Mining

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Daily Friend
7 min read
Botswana’s model vs South Africa’s mining decline—and a reform blueprint to revive investment
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