 DRDGOLD Ltd NYSE:DRD, JSE:DRD, OTC:DRDGF has said its cash and cash equivalents increased by 70.4 million Rand R to R2 309.5 million in the quarter ending March 31, 2022, after paying an interim cash dividend of R167.8 million for the six months ended December 31, 2021. Management said this positions the company favourably to consider declaring a final cash dividend in or around August 2022, in the absence of unforeseen circumstances, adding that it remains free of bank debt as at end of March 2022. 