Tag: MPRDA

Communities must benefit more from mining — panel

Residents of mining areas testified at the high-level panel on assessment of key legislation and acceleration of fundamental change about the acute disruptions caused in their lives and livelihoods by mining and their concerns are dealt with in several recommended amendments to legislation.

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Next Mining Charter will be most revolutionary tool ever – Zwane

Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane has promised to release what he called a revolutionary new Mining Charter within a few weeks. The mining industry and civil society organisations monitoring mining have been waiting for a year to see a final update of the Broad Based Socio Economic Empowerment Charter for the South African Mining Industry. …

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Coalition demands rejection of MPRDA amendment

A coalition of civil society groups resolved at a meeting on the sidelines of the Alternative Mining Indaba in Cape Town on Tuesday (Feb 7) to oppose in every way possible the draft mining law amendment returned to Parliament by President Jacob Zuma in 2015. President Zuma sent the Bill back to Parliament two years …

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