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ARTICLE · 02 FEBRUARY 2012

The Evil Triplets And The Mining Industry

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It would appear that government and trade unions' perception of the Mining Charter as good tool for transformation is one not being embraced by the mining industry.

South AfricaEnergy and Natural Resources
Sekai Chiwandamira
Sekai Chiwandamira
Tiyani Majoko
Tiyani Majoko

Without Prejudice December 2011

In a speech delivered on 2 August, Minister of Mineral Resources, Susan Shabangu, gave a stern warning to the mining industry when she indicated that the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) is serious about the implementation of measures to address the "evil triplets of poverty, inequality and unemployment" faced within the communities where mining operations are conducted.  

Legal nature of a mining right

The Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002 (MPRDA) illustrates that the holder of a mining right, granted in terms of the MPRDA, has a limited real right in respect of the minerals or petroleum in the land to which such right relates.

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