PRESIDENCY BUDGET
Mining Charter nearly ready, says Cyril Ramaphosa
The government has paid particular attention to engagements with communities affected by the mining industry, says the president
Consultation on the revised Mining Charter was at an advanced stage, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday. The president also condemned land occupation. "Government has paid particular attention to engagements with affected communities across the country, convinced that consensus and collaboration are crucial for the growth and development of this industry," Ramaphosa said during a heated debate on the Presidency budget, when the EFF walked out of Parliament. The debate was inevitably dominated by the land question and illegal land occupation. EFF members left the chamber after deputy speaker Lechesa Tsenoli objected to party leader Julius Malema’s calls for landless people to occupy "unoccupied land". The government is engaged in tough talks with mining-industry stakeholders and mining communities on the revised Mining Charter after a version tabled in 2017 prompted legal challenges from the industry. Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that the government would remove what is k...
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