Call for Comments: Draft MPRD Bill, 2025

SHE Alert 16, 20 May 2025

On 20 May 2025, the Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources published the draft Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Bill, 2025 for public comment. The Draft Bill proposes significant amendments aimed at updating South African mineral resources legislation.

Members of the public are invited to submit written comments on the Draft Bill (marked for the attention of Ms Stella Mamogale) by 13 August 2025. We are considering the Draft Bill and its implications for the mining industry.

We will cover this topic further in our upcoming webinar, details to be shared imminently.