[TOP STORY] Electricity hikes raise fears of mass retrenchments in mining, metals

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‘In the ferroalloy space, already ten smelters have disappeared in the past ten years. There is no guarantee that the four remaining will be able to continue,’ says Fanele Mondi, CEO of the Energy Intensive Users Group.
1 Sep 2025 9AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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