The government is currently reviewing the country's mining legislation in order to ensure that these laws enable the mining sector to significantly contribute to the country's socio economic development.
One of the laws under review is the Mines and Minerals Act of 2005 and it could be replaced by the Minerals and Mining Bill of 2017 which is currently at the second stakeholder consultation stage. Lesotho Times (LT) reporter, Bereng Mpaki, spoke to Advocate Letuka Molati (LM) on the implications of the proposed changes to the mining laws and below are excerpts of the interview.
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