Tag: Minerals Council South Africa
Budget Speech 2025 – mining sector impact
We note the tabling of the delayed 2025 National Budget. As with previous budgets, the steps announced by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana highlighted the need for higher growth rates in the domestic mining sector and the broader economy.
Minerals Council releases safety in mining fact sheet
The Minerals Council South Africa (Minerals Council) has recently published its safety in mining fact sheet that summarises the state of safety in the South African mining industry for 2019. The Safety Mining Fact Sheet also highlights the recent commitments made in the mining industry to achieving zero harm across all mining operations in the country.
Mining Charter III: Piling the pressure on small miners
Achieving Mining Charter III’s requirements for structuring broad-based ownership, local procurement and social and labour plans is likely to present serious challenges for small scale miners in particular. It may be time to move away from a 'one size fits all' approach in setting charter targets.
