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With its joint venture with AngloGold in Ghana on ice for now, can the miner hit its expansion stride in Australia?

Mantengu: Small cap, big drama

Regardless of claims that it is being targeted by short sellers, the junior miner needs to keep a sharp focus on its operational performance

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THE FINANCE GHOST: Crude awakening for oil giant Saudi Aramco

Despite the rebrand to ‘energy companies’, the fundamentals of oil remain under pressure

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It started as a modest pharmacy in Krugersdorp in 1891 but has grown into a huge listed business. Where to next for Adcock?

JUSTICE MALALA: Recipes for optimism

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Trail runners conquer Drakensberg peaks from Lesotho to Underberg

Competing in an ultra trail race is the ultimate test of grit and determination

BACKSTORY: Robert Koen of Amazon

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Spending big bucks on stumbling Aspen

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SIMON BROWN: Aspen needs a new prescription

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BROKERS’ NOTES: Buy Absa, avoid Aspen

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TRACEY DAVIES: Big polluters win again

The latest carbon tax debacle shows that the public has no way of monitoring corporate influence on government policymaking

DEON GOUWS: What Microsoft can teach us about investing in the time of Trump

Sometimes you just have to sit tight and ignore the noise — what goes down must go up again

JANNIE ROSSOUW: South Africa’s two settings: despair and hope

Despite extensive mismanagement by the ANC (and the list is long), South Africans still have a lot to be proud of, including the Reserve Bank

JAMIE CARR: Mubadala gets active on AI

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