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The latest draft mining charter is a material improvement on a previous version, but much more work needs to be done to create a charter that promotes competitiveness, investment, growth, and transformation, the Minerals Council South Africa said on Sunday. Read More

South African mining companies will begin to develop water-saving plans following completion of guidelines produced in a joint effort between the country’s Minerals Council, a lobby group, and government’s Department of Water and Sanitation. Read More

The World Bank Group’s corporate mission is to help countries eliminate extreme poverty by 2030 and reduce inequality. This mission perfectly reflects the goals in SA’s Vision 2030 in the National Development Plan (NDP). Read More

We are fully committed to the transformation of our industry, and this industry has, arguably, done more than any other to transform. Read More

The Chamber of Mines has reinvented itself as the Minerals Council South Africa to align with its vision for the future. Read More

Minister of Mineral Resources Gwede Mantashe has announced his intentions of removing a controversial clause, dubbed the ‘Gupta clause’, from the upcoming revised Mining Charter. Read More

Speaking at the AGM of the Minerals Council SA (formerly the Chamber of Mines), the minister confirms a final, investor-friendly mining charter is ‘on schedule’ Read More

MineralsCouncil South Africa (MCSA) president Mxolisi Mgojo noted that all of the council’s previous office bearers had been re-elected at the 128th annual general meeting. Read More

 State electricity company Eskom has asked the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to grant it an additional three percent annual increase for the years 2020 - 2022 to help recoup losses on its Regulatory Clearing Account, and then recover the balance over five years. Read More

Rooftop hydroponics is part of a new "urban agriculture initiative" taking place in the South African city of Johannesburg. This farming - which uses water rather than soils to grow plants - is proving popular among green entrepreneurs, as Jessica David Preyser discovers. Read More