amend Minerals Act: Chindori-Chininga

sustainable development, while the indigenisation programme should ensure communities benefit from their resources, the chairman of the Portfolio Committee on Mines and Energy, Cde Edward Chindori-Chininga, has said.
Cde Chindori-Chininga (Zanu-PF) who is also the member of the House of Assembly for Guruve South, said this following last week’s tour of South African mines by the committee. The committee visited Impala Platinum, the principal shareholder in Zimplats and Anglo Platinum in Rustenburg on a fact-finding mission.
“Zimbabwe Government needs to develop a long term vision and long term mining investment and development plan as a framework to promote and attract massive local and international investments in mining,” he said.
Cde Chindori-Chininga said Government needed to create a fiscal and tax regime conducive for investment in mining.
The committee also familiarised itself with the Royal Bafokeng Holding, an investment vehicle by the Bafokeng Community that spearheads empowerment initiatives on behalf of the community.
“The Royal Bafokeng Holding community investment vehicle has made major investments which are beneficial to the Bafokeng people.
“Government working together with local authorities, chiefs and mining houses need to develop proper structures that can legally represent communities and not individual interests,” he said.
The legislator said it was improper for individuals to abuse the indigenisation programme by enriching themselves instead of communities.
The committee also visited areas where processing of platinum mined in Zimbabwe takes place.
“The delegation will be making a presentation to the Parliamentary Committee on Mines and Energy as part of the committee’s oversight work on the mining sector and the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development,” he said.
Cde Chindori-Chininga said it was imperative for Government to safeguard security of title through amending the Mines and Minerals Act.