On Monday, the ANC threatened the Mail and Guardian newspaper with legal action for claiming the troops were deployed to defend its mining interests in CAR, which has gold and uranium.

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Other popular stocks on loan were Tui Travel and mining companies like Vedanta and car parts suppliers like Valeo.

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Shops and restaurants in the mining region are short-staffed, hotels and flights are fully booked, and car-hire agencies have no vehicles to spare.

ECONOMIST: Mining