In the wake of the partial resumption of mining activities in South Africa, Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) announced that it would restart « 50% » of its operations as of 20 April, « taking all possible measures to reduce the risk, exposure and spread of the Covid-19 pandemic ». RBPlat, which specializes in platinum group metals, said it had paid its employees’ salaries during the initial 21-day containment period, but said it was unable to assess the precise impact of the current coronavirus crisis on its financial results at this time.