Presidency regrets lack of consultation over Mining Charter hearing
The Presidency says it regrets there was "insufficient consultation" during engagements with the Chamber of Mines over the postponement of the court case challenging the Mining Charter. The statement comes after mining communities, trade unions and other applicants in the matter clinched a victory in the High Court in Pretoria on Monday. According to the order issued by the court, the communities affected by mining are to be considered as interested and relevant stakeholders in the consultations over the charter. Should the chamber and government exclude the other parties in discussions, the communities would have access to the court to compel them to do so. The case was postponed to make way for negotiations. The Presidency said the ruling would enable all stakeholders to tackle the concerns raised by the mining-affected communities, which among others included lack of engagement on the agreement reached between the Chamber of Mines and the Department of Mineral Resources to postpo...
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