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Not since the crises of the 1970s has gold performed as strongly as in 2025. Amidst geopolitical uncertainty playing into short-term movements, James Luke, senior portfolio manager, gold and commodities, considers the bigger picture (Image source: © 123rf )

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African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) founder Patrice Motsepe has stepped down from his executive role to comply with new rules from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko.

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Wendell Roelf 16 Feb 2026

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Itumeleng Mashilane, from the mining town of Carltonville, performed a short theatre piece showing the impact that mining companies have had on his community. He was part of about 100 people who protested outside Anglo American in Johannesburg on Thursday. Photos: Ihsaan Haffejee

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The Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM), introduced in 2020 following the Brumadinho disaster, set a new global benchmark. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

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