Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has welcomed the June 30 ruling by the Gauteng High Court that the Minerals Council South Africa include parties representing communities, trade unions and black economic empowerment (BEE) entrepreneurs in its judicial review of the 2018 Mining Charter proceedings.
In his answering affidavit to the council’s court application, Mantashe argued that the council had failed to include these parties, who clearly identified themselves as having a direct and substantial interest in the outcome of the litigation.