How DMRE failed to rehabilitate and close derelict and ownerless mines
The auditor-general's 2021 report on the rehabilitation of abandoned mines found several blunders by the department of mineral resources and energy when it came to closing ownerless mines
18 November 2024 - 04:30
A 2021 report by auditor-general Tsakani Maluleke warns how the department of mineral resources and energy has failed to implement its rehabilitation programme to deal with derelict and ownerless (D&O) mines...
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