SA’s mining output declined nearly 2% in September year on year, suggesting a tepid demand for commodities but also lingering bottlenecks on the country’s railway network that holds back miners from delivering goods to the market efficiently.

Mining production fell 1.9% in September, compared with the same period a year ago, Statistics SA said in a statement on Thursday. In August, mining production fell 2% year on year...

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