MINING INDABA
Institute urges miners to drive policy reforms
‘If essential policy reforms are to be achieved, the mining industry must play a leading role,’ says Institute of Race Relations’s Frans Cronje
SA’s proposed changes to its mining laws and the Mining Charter threaten to set back black economic empowerment, and the industry should be far more proactive in designing innovative legislation. Speaking at the Joburg Indaba mining conference last week, Frans Cronje, CE of the Institute of Race Relations, said this was not the time for name-calling as relations between the Chamber of Mines and Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane plumbed all-time lows. "If essential policy reforms are to be achieved, the mining industry must play a leading role in pushing for their implementation," Cronje said. The industry has been hoping to ‘get along by going along’," he said. His comments came shortly after the chamber boycotted the conference’s gala dinner due to the attendance of Zwane who had attacked the chamber for earlier denouncing him at an Australian mining conference. Cronje urged the industry not to roll over in the face of a hostile minister and Department of Mineral Resources...
Would you like to comment on this article?
Sign up (it's quick and free) or sign in now.
Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.
Subscribe now to unlock this article.
Support BusinessLIVE’s award-winning journalism for R129 per month (digital access only).
There’s never been a more important time to support independent journalism in SA. Our subscription packages now offer an ad-free experience for readers.
Cancel anytime.
Questions? Email helpdesk@businesslive.co.za or call 0860 52 52 00. Got a subscription voucher? Redeem it now.