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Critical minerals need more than legal certainty — they need a fair balance sheet

With the demand for new minerals for the global energy transition, South Africa needs to decide what kind of relationship it intends to establish between the holders of capital, the state and the…

  • Legal certainty insufficient for critical minerals, must include fairness
  • Communities affected by mining deserve equal consideration
  • Social, environmental costs overlooked in traditional balance sheets

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