Mineral revenues jump 63% as diamonds recover
Friday, March 17, 2017
Kebonang
Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security minister, Sadique Kebonang said this when presenting his Committee of Supply speech to Parliament this week.
He noted that the mining industry experienced a global commodity price turndown over most of the first two quarters of 2016, mainly in the base metals and energy minerals.
Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...