ALEXANDER PARKER: Navel-gazing over Anglo American is embarrassing and parochial
Any politically motivated moves to block this deal will create an extremely negative view of SA
06 May 2024 - 05:00
Carly Simon’s 1972 hit You’re So Vain, in which she asserted that “you probably think this song is about you”, rings in my ears when I look at BHP’s recent “proposal” (read: offer) to buy Anglo American. Our brittle national psychology has been on show.
When capital tells you a story about yourself it is an icy experience. The BHP-Anglo deal tells us a lot, and we need to show a measure of fortitude by turning our faces into that cold wind to see what warmth can be found...
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