The legislative requirements with which mining companies in South Africa have to comply have significantly increased over the last decade.

The journey a company has to travel to eventually reach the point of restructuring is not an easy one, but is a necessity in terms of ensuring its long-term sustainability.

In the recently launched Institute of Risk Management Risk Report – South Africa Risks (IRMSA 2017), four scenarios were tabled according to which the National Development Plan (NDP) might potentially be executed.