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National Development Fund Venture Division executive Zama Khanyile outlines interventions that the organisation is undertaking to further gender transformation in the country’s industries, including the mining sector.

The local mining sector has made strides in gender transformation in terms of empowering women, but acknowledges that more still needs to be done.

Outgoing Minerals Council South Africa CEO Roger Baxter interviewed by Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer. Video: Darlene Creamer.

While SA will remain in his view, it doesn’t preclude him from playing a role at a global level, outgoing Minerals Council CEO says

South African mines and energy minister Gwede Mantashe told the mining industry it was to blame for its falling stock with international investors because it was failing to promote the country as well as its international peers.

South Africa’s coal producers are heading into more disappointment as the rate of exports has declined another fifth in the year-to-date.

Head of stakeholder relations at Exxaro Resources succeeds Roger Baxter, who is leaving at the end of June

Tebello Chabana from Minerals Council SA shares insights into its new CEO, highlights from its AGM, and its engagements with Transnet.

Exxaro’s Mzila Mthenjane was appointed as new CEO of the Minerals Council SA at its AGM on Wednesday, taking over from the departing Roger Baxter. Meanwhile, mining minister Gwede Mantashe said the shortlist of companies bidding to provide a functional mining cadastre is down to five.

The Minerals Council SA wants to see Transnet establish an independent rail network operator, similar to Eskom’s new independent transmission company, that would own SA’s railway lines and could raise its own capital and open up the market to private players.