Go v ernment 20 19 priorities P erf ormanc e Go v ernanc e is sues in go v ernment nega tiv ely impact ed the gr o wth and s tability of the mining indus try During the 20 19 Mining Indaba the Miner als C ouncil inf ormally engaged with T r ansnet t o shar e challenges tha t our members ar e e xperiencing in r ela tion t o the r ole of T r ansnet in the mining indus try A c ommitment w as made b y both parties t o set up a f ormal meeting t o ha v e an indepth discus sion on all is sues af ecting our members F ormal engagements with T r ansnet ha v e began and w e ar e enc our aged b y the c ommitment and willingnes s of the ne w T r ansnet CEO in ensuring tha t a r ela tionship betw een the or ganisa tions is es tablished and tha t all challenges ar e addr es sed Going f orw ar d T he Miner als C ouncil will s tr engthen its s tak eholder engagement s tr a t egy so as t o ensur e tha t w e ar e able t o impr o v e on the suc c es ses w e ha v e achie v ed thus f ar ENGA GING WITH OUR S T AKEHOLDERS Or ganisa tional o v ervie w and s tr a t egy T he primary s tak eholders engaged b y the Miner als C ouncil ar e Nongo v ernmental or ganisa tions NGO s 20 19 priorities P erf ormanc e C ontinued engagement with NGOs on en vir onmental social and ec onomic is sues A gr oup of NGOs and civil society or ganisa tions r epr esenting a br oad r ange of int er es ts fr om mining c ommunities t o en vir onmental pr ot ection t o human rights w er e engaged r ela ting t o the Miner als C ouncil Human Rights Fr ame w ork T heir vie w s w er e tak en on boar d in r e vising the document Going f orw ar d T he Miner als C ouncil ackno wledges the importanc e of c ontinued engagement with NGOs on en vir onmental social and ec onomic is sues Furthermor e w e r ec ognise tha t these engagements ar e a pla tf orm t o shar e bes t pr actic e and sho w case both indus try suc c es ses and challenges as w ell as t o unders tand NGOs c onc erns about the indus try W e will c ontinue t o pla y our r ole in pr omoting sus tainable de v elopment and c oe xis t enc e s tr a t egies and in sharing leading pr actic e among our members Miner als C ouncil members Es tablished members and junior and emer ging miners Busines s c ommunity BUS A thr ough which w e engage a t Nedlac BA S A BLS A A SIS A CEO Initia tiv e A griS A Go v ernment Includes the Pr esidenc y and v arious go v ernment departments such as Miner al R esour c es and Ener gy Emplo yment and Labour Home A f airs Human Settlements W a t er and Sanita tion T r ade Indus try and C ompetition En vir onment F or es try and Fisheries Planning Monit oring and E v alua tion Health Higher E duca tion and T r aining and C ooper a tiv e Go v ernanc e and T r aditional A f airs Indus try tr ade unions AMCU NUM Solidarity U A S A NUMS A Suppliers and r esear ch gr oups Includes e xis ting and emer ging suppliers univ ersities and NGOs In v es tment c ommunity L ocal and int erna tional in v es t ors Media Na tional and r egional print online and br oadcas ting media L egisla tiv e entities P arliament NC OP P arliamentary P ortf olio C ommitt ees s tudy gr oups Civil society gr oupsNGOs NGOs with a specifc int er es t in mining including C entr e f or Applied L egal S tudies Bench Marks F ounda tion A ctionAid and F eder a tion f or a Sus tainable En vir onment P age 20