The National Union Mineworkers (NUM) welcomes the release of the Mining Charter Assessment Report by the Minister of the Mineral Resources; we note with deep concern the outcome that paints a bleak picture in terms of transformation in the mining industry. What is for us unacceptable
is the minimal progress since the 2009 assessment, which led to the 2010 revised Mining Charter. We had hoped the 2010 stakeholder declaration would have encouraged ...