Kathu emerges as South Africa's richest town

A small town in the Northern Cape might have unofficially dethroned Sandton as South Africa's richest square mile. Kathu - which means the town under the trees - is experiencing a boom as a result of mining industry in the area. The region has a rich deposit of manganese, iron ore and zinc. The minerals are used the world over to build infrastructure, but also Artificial Intelligence data centres, as well as Electric Vehicles.

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