“Our business is demanding, it’s intense, and I think it’s OK if people have some fun while they’re working.”
During the famously boozy Cape Town jamboree, delegates juggle cocktail events each night with dinners organised by the biggest mining companies. Anglo American hosts its gala dinner at its Vergelegen wine farm on Cape Town’s outskirts.
“I’m not out there drinking for my health. If I’m out there drinking until midnight, it’s because I’m with somebody who I think has potential,” said Peter Major, director of mining at corporate advisory house Mergence Corporate Solutions.
Major said he typically gets 15 to 20 good leads during Indaba week alone. Normally, it would take three to six months to generate such leads.
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