Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) Minister, Ms Susan Shabangu will host a media conference to announce major developments within the department since the announcement of the moratorium in August 2010. The briefing will set the tone of the DMR’s interaction at the 2011 Mining Indaba to be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) from the 7-10 February 2011.
At the media briefing the Minister is expected to outline to the media and other invited key stakeholders (organised labour and organized industry) the new online licensing and administration system. This is a groundbreaking announcement that, we believe, will go a long way in consolidating the stability of our regulatory environment. It will invariably speed up the application process and eventually promote transparency in the mineral rights regime of the country.
Minister Shabangu is also expected to touch on the preliminary findings of the rights audits and pronounce on the status of the moratorium.
Members of the media are invited to attend as follows:
Date: 7 February 2011
Time: 09h30 – 11h00
Venue: Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Parliament
For media in Johannesburg and Pretoria there will be a video link up to Room 153, the Media Centre at the Union Buildings.
For media in Pretoria please RSVP by e-mailing your full names and media house to pheliswa@gcis.gov.za or sms her on 082 4134609
Media in Cape Town please RSVP with your full names and media house by e-mailing solomon.phetla@dmr.gov.za Solomon Phetla or sms him 076 765 3863.
*Please note non parliamentary based media will have to park in designated public parking areas around the area.
