BUSINESS OF MINERALS COUNCIL

APPLAUSE FOR RAMAPHOSA

THE MINERALS Council South Africa on Friday applauded President Cyril Ramaphosa’s emphasis on improving the ease of doing business in the country during his annual address in Parliamant on the state of the nation. The council also welcomed President Ramaphosa’s commitment to fighting corruption and state capture, including the intended establishment of a special unit in the National Prosecuting Authority to deal with serious corruption, which was announced during the speech on Thursday evening. “This is the most detailed and comprehensive State of the Nation Address in 20 years,” Minerals Council chief executive Roger Baxter said. “We commit to working together to heal divisions, improve competitiveness and grow the economy.” The Minerals Council concurred with Ramaphosa that a critical challenge facing South Africa was to ensure the creation of jobs, and said it welcomed the detail he provided in this regard. It said progress had been made in creating more regulatory certainty for the mining sector, citing in particular a new charter. | African News Agency (ANA)