SA-US Relations | If they cut funding, let us withhold our minerals - Mantashe

CAPE TOWN - Mineral Resources Minister, Gwede Mantashe says mining is crucial for economic growth and attracting investment. 

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He said this on the first day of the African Mining Indaba in Cape Town, where he also took a swipe at Donald Trump's threats to cut funding.