How to shake a giant

Shaking the giant: Masisi has likened the negotiations as “shaking” De Beers PIC: IMAGE GENERATED VIA MICROSOFT BING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Shaking the giant: Masisi has likened the negotiations as “shaking” De Beers PIC: IMAGE GENERATED VIA MICROSOFT BING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

The apparent tensions in the talks between government and De Beers are not only not new, but to an extent, common in any long-standing partnership built around sharing value. Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI, recalls a much more difficult period in the 54-year ‘marriage’

When launching Belgian diamond firm, HB Antwerp on Monday, President Mokgweetsi Masisi detoured from his prepared remarks, just as he was beginning to make them.

“David Magang is a special guest of HB and mine. In all fairness, this is you and you started this.

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