Mining Charter 3 and its Implementation Guidelines have created an environment where it is possible for local manufacturers to leverage procurement capacity to drive transformation, Department of Mineral Resources representative Xolile Mbonambi said at a breakfast held at the Industrial Development Corporation’s offices on Thursday. The ‘Local is lekker: Creating capacity and capability for mining companies to buy local’ breakfast was hosted by the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy in collaboration with the South African Mineral Processing Equipment Cluster, the Mining Equipment Manufacturers of South Africa and the Mandela Mining Precinct.
