Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) unveiled record interim results on Monday, with earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation up almost 400% to R63.3-billion. National Treasury is among the winners here, as Amplats paid R16.6-billion to the fiscus in taxes and royalties compared with the R2.2-billion in the same period last year.
Christmas has come early for Amplats' stakeholders, a welcome change from much of the past decade, when various Grinches - in the form of depressed prices, violent outbursts of labour unrest and escalating costs - threatened to steal any Yuletide festivities in the boardroom.
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