‘It’s a different value proposition, and people are voting with their wallets’, says chief of mass-market jeweller

South Africa’s ruling party berates big business one minute and urges it to invest the next

Country’s independent Competition Commission vows to assess any takeover on ‘public interest’ grounds

Statement comes as the Australian miner’s chief executive visits country after political backlash

New mines are needed to meet the world’s demand for the essential red metal

Mike Henry has positioned world’s largest miner for a big deal and was prepared for initial rejection by UK-listed target