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Pretoria -
Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu released South Africa's new mining
charter on Wednesday, but stuck with the previous target of transferring 26% of
the ownership of mines to black people by 2014.
The revised
plans will seek to speed up black ownership, skills development, employment
equity, procurement, housing and living conditions, and mining beneficiation.
"The
26% target is confirmed for 2014," Shabangu said.
Shabangu
and South African mining executives signed a document - the mining industry
strategy for sustainable growth and meaningful transformation - which sets out
a strategy to raise competitiveness and enhance transformation or ownership of
mines by black people.
Shabangu
also said the department will be stepping up its monitoring and evaluation of
the industry to ensure that transformation does take place.
"We
cannot have... an industry controlled by a Mickey Mouse, we have to be serious.
One of the things we are going to do is increase monitoring and
evaluation."
Shabangu
said various practices of the mining industry were unacceptable.
These
included workers' conditions, black economic empowerment contracts where black
people were considered tokens, community empowerment projects and skills
shortages.
She said
the department also had a responsibility to defend the industry.
- Reuters &
Sapa