Mining industry turbulent in 2017
Friday, December 22, 2017
Having experienced effects of the domestic economic contraction, the industry was dealt a severe blow by the closure of the BCL Mine in October of the prior year.
According to the 2017 budget speech, the negative growth of the economy was mainly due to weak performance of the mining sector, as a result of the reduction in diamond and copper production.
With his theme of 'Delivering on Our Promise, One Step at a Time', he sought to project an image of a focused, determined leader building a new ‘Rome’. Sadly, parts of his speech were not about laying bricks, but about settling old scores.It is deeply worrying that a head of government would use such a pivotal national address to launch another bitter broadside against the media and his political detractors. His portrayal of the...