Zwane faces rebellion from within his department
Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane battles fires on several fronts as accusations he is politically compromised grow
Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane is facing a rebellion from officials within his department, amid allegations that a far-reaching redeployment of regional managers is politically motivated. Zwane, who was appointed to the post in 2015 and has been implicated in allegations of state capture, has yet to answer to allegations that he gave the controversial Gupta family preferential treatment in mining licences. He appears to be under fire internally and externally, with players in the sector boycotting his address at the Mining Indaba earlier this year and calling for him to be replaced. He is now in the middle of a legal battle with the mining sector over his new mining charter promulgated — according to industry players — in the absence of adequate consultation. The same allegations have been levelled against him by his own regional managers in the department who have approached the labour court to set aside a decision by the minister and his director general Advocate, Thab...
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