South Africa should consider appointing an independent minerals regulator to speed up minerals licensing, Herbert Smith Freehills Africa co-chair Peter Leon said during a webinar this week. Responding to Patrick Leyden, who moderated the webinar entitled re-imagining the sub-Saharan mining sector, Leon said a recommendation made to an African National Congress (ANC) conference some ten years ago, to appoint an independent minerals regulator had unfortunately been rejected but should now be reconsidered. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.)
