June 11, 2025 – ESG Frontiers

MANTASHE’S TRIPLE WHAMMY: All Show, No Permanence?

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While Gwede Mantashe’s “backtracking” offers temporary relief, the mining sector eyes his 2027 departure. Uncertainty reigns, prompting industry to strategise for post-Mantashe policy permanence. ESG Frontiers Mining Policy Lead Lloyd Nedohe reviews. The last couple of weeks truly belonged to South Africa’s Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister, Gwede Mantashe. It felt like a triple whammy…

O’KEEFFE’S DE BEERS BID: MINING VETERAN RETURNS to Southern Africa After Disastrous Rio Tinto Deal

esgfrontiersJune 11, 2025June 11, 202507 mins

From Mozambique Coal Catastrophe to De Beers Bid: Michael O’Keeffe’s Controversial Comeback in the Diamond Sector. Opinion by Lloyd Nedohe Following the recent successful demerger and listing of its platinum business, Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), in London and Johannesburg, Anglo American has now sharpened its focus on the sale of its diamond unit, De Beers….