The JSE has rejected a criminal complaint by Mantengu Mining after being accused of manipulating the group’s share price, saying its staff will not be dragged to court over the dispute. 

In a statement on Friday, Mantengu accused JSE representatives of borrowing and replacing stocks owned by Mantengu’s largest shareholder to conceal a “naked short”, whereby shares are sold by a trader who has not bought or borrowed them. ..

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