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SWOT Analysis : APPENDIX 0

Strengths Weaknesses
1. World-wide operations and diversified 1. Challenges with balancing the groups

portfolio dividend, financing and investment policy -
2. Global investor base ndefined or unresolved dividend policy
3. Brand and market leading position disagreements impacting share price and
4. Strong collaboration with industry inability to raise debt or equity finance)

bodies and in bargaining activities 2. Strategic uncertainty and dithering on
5. Defined business model corporate re-construction and reconstruction
due to lack of certainty over restoration of
credit status

Opportunities Threats
1. Climate change and advancement in 1. Political risks and regulatory uncertainty (new

sustainability practices and reporting mining charter) in South Africa
2. Commodity prices beginning to show 2. Potential hostile takeover from VR could
some recovery damage shareholder value or threaten the
3. Takeover of AMANGO may unlock jobs of employees, including executive

more value for our shareholders directors who may want to defend due to their
4. Share prices recovering from the own self-interest (see B6.1 –ethics)
2016 collapse and the resulting

improving investor confidence
5. Potential return to investment grade
can help us raise more capital to
finance growth.

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