THE Mining Affected Communities United in Action (Macua), the largest network of communities affected by South African mining activities, has rejected the redrafted Mining Charter, said BusinessLive in an article.
“There is a strong likelihood we will challenge the charter in court for its lack of consultation, and other substantive issues,” Christopher Rutledge, the natural resources manager at Action Aid SA (one of the civil society organisations supporting the communities), told BusinessLive.
This comes a day before the government, unions, mining companies represented by the Minerals Council, and other stakeholders, including communities, meet for a summit to iron out differences related to the Mining Charter.
Gwede Mantashe, South African mines minister, styled the summit as an opportunity to make refinements to the Mining Charter, and ensure all parties had been consulted. But the view of the Minerals Council is that the document is still flawed. The summit will take place on Saturday and Sunday.
