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Of all the new cabinet appointments made by South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, yesterday, sending Gwede Mantashe to the mines ministry was one of the most surprising and perhaps the most inspired of mobilisations. Read More

The South African mining industry welcomed the appointment by President Cyril Ramaphosa of new minister for mineral resources. Read More

President Cyril Ramaphosa says drafting a new version of the Mining Charter is a top priority for his administration. Read More

South Africa's chamber of mines said on Tuesday newly appointed minister of mineral resources Gwede Mantashe would bring with him a sound and fundamental knowledge of the industry. Read More

New South African Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has received a resounding welcome from the Chamber of Mines of South Africa, Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) and mining luminaries. Read More

Newly appointed Minister of Mineral Resources Gwede Mantashe has a sound and fundamental knowledge of the industry, the Chamber of Mines said on Tuesday. Read More

The newly appointed Minister of Mineral Resources, Gwede Mantashe, should make policy certainty his key and urgent priority. Read More

The Chamber of Mines has welcomed the appointment of Gwede Mantashe as South Africa's new minister of mineral resources, calling him a man of integrity and dignity. Read More

SA improved in the overall ranking of mining jurisdictions, returning to levels of five years ago, according to data released by Canada’s Fraser Institute, which surveys mining companies about the attractiveness of the countries in which they invest. Read More

Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane will be subjected to a full-scale state capture inquiry by the parliamentary portfolio committee on mineral resources and could be summonsed to answer questions after his repeated failure to appear before the committee. Read More