Top BHP execs in SA to argue for merger

But delegation, including CEO Mike Henry, says Anglo bid just a ‘nice to have’

05 May 2024 - 00:00

Top executives of BHP Billiton are said to have told a range of stakeholders while on a charm offensive in Johannesburg this week that their $39bn (about R720bn) bid for Anglo American — minus its South African assets — is not a “must do” transaction for the Australian mining giant...

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