Parliament is set to summon Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane’s department to explain the Mining Charter and freezing of issuing of new mining licences.
Portfolio committee chairperson Sahlulele Luzipo said the department would be invited to the first committee meeting in the new parliamentary term to give a briefing on the final charter and on the areas of concern that had been raised by
stakeholders.
“A focus of the meeting will be on how to resolve the stalemate that exists at present. The country needs a constructive way forward for the critical mining industry.”
Zwane recently sparked outrage when his department published a charter setting targets on black economic empowerment transactions.
The DA’s James Lorimer, who has asked Luzipo to invite the department, described the charter as a mess, which was the result of disastrous unilateral decisions.