( ) -q-29- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “to green energy.” Australian mining giant BHP Group has pledged to invest in South Africa’s economy as it seeks support for a 49.3 billion dollar bid to acquire Anglo American. [CutID: <Cuts> BHP-SO-AFRICA-ECONOMY-house-q-WEDam.mp3 Time: 29s Title: BHP-SO-AFRICA-ECONOMY-house-q-WEDam Out-cue: to green energy] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. —————————— VERBATIM: […]
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Mining giant BHP pledges to invest in South Africa economy
( ) -q-29- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “to green energy.”
Australian mining giant BHP Group has pledged to invest in South Africa’s economy as it seeks support for a 49.3 billion dollar bid to acquire Anglo American.
[CutID: <Cuts> BHP-SO-AFRICA-ECONOMY-house-q-WEDam.mp3
Time: 29s
Title: BHP-SO-AFRICA-ECONOMY-house-q-WEDam
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting.
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VERBATIM: Anglo American was founded in South Africa more than a century ago and remains one of its biggest employers. The London-based company last week rejected BHP’s latest offer, raising concerns about its complex structure. The proposed deal would require Anglo American to spin off two South African units, Anglo American Platinum and Kumba Iron Ore, as BHP seeks to focus on copper and other products expected to benefit from transition to green energy.