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Impala CEO warns against flooding market as platinum prices rebound

South Africa’s (SA) Impala Platinum is cautious about bringing new production on stream and releasing excess stockpiles to the market despite the recent rebound in platinum prices, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Nico Muller said this Thursday.||South Africa’s (SA) Impala Platinum is cautious about bringing new production on stream and releasing excess stockpiles to the market despite the recent rebound in platinum prices, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Nico Muller said this Thursday.

Brazil authorities launch raids targeting organised crime in fuel sector

Brazil’s federal police and tax revenue service on Thursday launched operations targeting money laundering and fraud schemes linked to organised crime in the fuel sector, they said in separate statements||Brazil’s federal police and tax revenue service on Thursday launched operations targeting money laundering and fraud schemes linked to organised crime in the fuel sector, they said in separate statements

Musk’s lawyers try to stop OpenAI obtaining bid documents from Meta

Lawyers for Elon Musk have asked a United States (US) Judge to block ChatGPT-owner OpenAI from obtaining documents from Meta Platforms related to a previous $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI’s assets, a court filing showed.||Lawyers for Elon Musk have asked a United States (US) Judge to block ChatGPT-owner OpenAI from obtaining documents from Meta Platforms related to a previous $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI’s assets, a court filing showed.

SA’s 2025 maize harvest seen 23% higher than last year

South African (SA) farmers are expected to harvest 23% more maize in the 2024/2025 season compared with the previous one, the government’s Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) said on Wednesday||South African (SA) farmers are expected to harvest 23% more maize in the 2024/2025 season compared with the previous one, the government’s Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) said on Wednesday

SA will not abandon its policies to appease the US: ANC

Rand weakens as Dollar firms

The South African (SA) Rand slipped on Wednesday, as the Dollar made a tentative rebound, while concerns lingered over the independence of the United States (US) Federal Reserve.||The South African (SA) Rand slipped on Wednesday, as the Dollar made a tentative rebound, while concerns lingered over the independence of the United States (US) Federal Reserve.