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The Bureau for Economic Research says April’s manufacturing and mining figures are keenly awaited to better understand how the absence of load-shedding affected production in the second quarter. Picture: 123RF/MARK AGNOR
The Bureau for Economic Research says April’s manufacturing and mining figures are keenly awaited to better understand how the absence of load-shedding affected production in the second quarter. Picture: 123RF/MARK AGNOR

Mining production rose by 0.7% year on year in April, supported by increases in platinum group metals and chromium ore output. Business Day TV unpacked the print with Siobhan Redford, economist at RMB.

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