Investigating magistrate appointed in Belgium in Congo conflict minerals case
The DRC in December filed criminal complaints accusing Apple subsidiaries of using so-called conflict minerals in their supply chain.
PRETORIA, Sept 27 (Reuters) – South Africa’s new mining charter will require holders of mining rights to have a black ownership level of at least 30 percent within five years, resources minister Gwede Mantashe said at a press briefing Thursday.
The third version of the charter, which sets out required levels on black ownership and other targets for mining companies in the world’s top platinum producer, has been delayed for years amid wrangling with an industry in decline.
(Reporting by Patricia Aruo; Writing by Ed Stoddard; Editing by Tiisetso Motsoeneng)
