By Greg Ardé and Sam Sole for amaBhungane Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) pays annual taxes of R1-billion and estimates its economic impact at R8-billion a year, with R1.5-billion going to local businesses in 2021. This huge pot of cash exercises an extraordinary pull on good and bad actors in the surrounding community – as well …
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Jun 20 2022
RBM cuts production over new wave of protests
By Paddy Harper New protests over the Mbuyazi traditional leadership dispute and claims of corruption in a R75-million land claim payout have again forced the partial closure of Richards Bay Minerals (RBM), whose mines and smelter are located in the troubled tribal authority.
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