Mining sector job cuts escalate in South Africa
By Reuters
22 February 2024 |
10:44 am
Kumba Iron Ore, an Anglo American unit, on Tuesday (February 20) became the latest business in South Africa's mining sector to announce job cuts in a move likely to heap pressure on the government ahead of elections later this year.
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