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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

The hostile and uncertain investment environment for mining has seen its contribution to employment and the broader economy shrink – a concern that will doubtless be at the heart of the imminent engagement between mining and Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration. Read More

The South African mining industry has welcomed the national budget as a tough but necessary one that reinforces President Cyril Ramaphosa’s drive to stabilize the economy and get crucial sectors of the economy back on track. Read More

South African finance minister, Malusi Gigaba, said he welcomed a decision by the Chamber of Mines on February 18 to postpone a High Court hearing into the 2017 redraft of the Mining Charter in favour of negotiations with the government. Read More