Chamber of Mines welcomes release of State capture report
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – While the Public Protector's 'State of Capture' report comes to few formal conclusions, its recommendation that the matter is so serious and so significant that it needs to be handled by a formal and independently selected judicial commission of enquiry is to be welcomed, the Chamber of Mines (CoM) said in a statement on Thursday.
“The chamber fully supports the process,” it stated.
The CoM said it had repeatedly raised its concerns – first in private, but more lately in public – about the state of governance in South Africa, particularly as this applies to the allegations of impropriety within the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR).
The former Public Protector advocate Thuli Madonsela’s report provides more detail on these allegations and the alleged improper use of state machinery for nefarious ends.
“At a broader level, many civil society groups have also added their calls for better governance in the country. These efforts have been reinforced by our judicial and other constitutional institutions that are still credible and which still function,” the statement said.
The CoM added that it recognised that the independent commission that will further investigate the allegations of State capture will need at least the 180 days allocated to its investigation and the council and its members will provide any and all support to its function.
“We would submit, however, that in the intervening period urgent intervention is needed to restore the integrity of the DMR.”
The CoM said it would seek urgent engagements with the Presidency and the African National Congress to consider the material damage caused to the international reputation of the South African mining industry by the allegations of impropriety and corruption that have been raised in this report and elsewhere and to take the necessary remedial action.
Article Enquiry
Email Article
Save Article
Feedback
To advertise email advertising@creamermedia.co.za or click here
Research Reports
Projects
Latest Multimedia
Latest News
Showroom
We at Hawk High Pressure Pumps specialise in industrial pumps and pumping systems. Our high pressure washing equipment is locally manufactured and...
VISIT SHOWROOM
The Steel Tube Export Association of South Africa was established to develop sustainable, internationally competitive carbon steel tube and pipe...
VISIT SHOWROOM
Announcements
What's On
Subscribe to improve your user experience...
Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):
Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):
All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors
including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.
Already a subscriber?
Forgotten your password?
Receive weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine (print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
➕
Recieve daily email newsletters
➕
Access to full search results
➕
Access archive of magazine back copies
➕
Access to Projects in Progress
➕
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA
R4500 (equivalent of R375 a month)
SUBSCRIBEAll benefits from Option 1
➕
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports on various industrial and mining sectors, in PDF format, including on:
Electricity
➕
Water
➕
Energy Transition
➕
Hydrogen
➕
Roads, Rail and Ports
➕
Coal
➕
Gold
➕
Platinum
➕
Battery Metals
➕
etc.
Receive all benefits from Option 1 or Option 2 delivered to numerous people at your company
➕
Multiple User names and Passwords for simultaneous log-ins
➕
Intranet integration access to all in your organisation
