Increasing competition has become a key driver for South Africa’s mining sector as the country attempts to address uncertainty over regulatory changes. Morne van der Merwe reports
There is a discernible mood of cautious optimism among stakeholders in South Africa’s mining industry after certain encouraging developments in March 2010. First, during his visit to the UK, President Jacob Zuma went out of his way to reassure international investors that the Government has no intention of nationalising the country’s mining industry. Then, at a high-level mining summit held in South Africa, business, labour and Government sat down together to debate the challenges facing the mining industry.
