Chamber of Mines open to talks as BEE battle continues

A COURT case brought by the Chamber of Mines against the Department of Mineral Resources to secure a declaratory order around empowerment provisions in the Mining Charter starts on Tuesday, but the chamber is open to mediation to settle the matter out of court, CEO Roger Baxter says.

 

The chamber, which represents companies extracts about 90% of SA’s mineral wealth, has turned to the courts to resolve the impasse with the department about whether past empowerment deals that have fallen away should still count towards their transformation credits. The department is vehemently opposed to this, arguing that mining companies must perpetually have a minimum 26% black ownership structure.
While the department under former mining minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi had agreed with the chamber early last year to approach the courts jointly to seek the declaratory order, legal realities set in and the chamber approached the court first to seek the order.

Why We Chose Omotola For ‘Poverty Is Sexiest’—Dr Moyo

Nollywood actress, Omotola Ekeinde, was recently picked as one of the celebrities to grace the Global Campaign for Women Empowerment.

Education and youth empowerment should drive vision 20:2020 attainment

 

Concerned educationists and industry experts have expressed displeasure at the slow pace at which policy decisions of government in Nigeria and by extension its policy makers are implemented.