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Antitrust authorities concerned over job cuts after Sibanye acquisitions

South Africa’s Competition Tribunal said on Tuesday it was weighing its approval of Sibanye Gold’s plan to acquire platinum mines over concerns that 510 jobs could be lost if the deals proceed. Sibanye last year said it would buy Anglo American Platinum’s labour-intensive and costly Rustenburg mines and Aquarius Platinum .