insert_link South Africa DA in South Africa Slams Illegal Miners for Damaging Industry and Communities In S.A, the DA believes that illegal miners are destructive to the industry and surrounding communities, as they drive away investment and steal state revenues. This as illegal miners have been trapped underground at the Buffelsfontein mine in North West since November last year. The DA’s, James Lorimer, says the snag seems to be that to conduct an exit operation for the zama zamas, the specialist rescue effort would have […] today8 January, 2025
insert_link South Africa South Africa’s DA Criticizes Minister for Delay in Mining Cadastral System The DA in South Africa alleges that Mineral Resources and Energy Minister, Gwede Mantashe has failed to sign a service level agreement with selected companies for a new mining cadastral system, despite promises made at the February mining indaba. Citing a Fraser Institute report indicating South Africa's unattractiveness for mining investment, the party contends that resolving a backlog of mining rights could unleash 30 billion rand in investments. James Lorimer […] today21 May, 2024