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Driving sustainable investment in African Mining

Sisanda Mtwazi

Director: Primary Minerals Processing & Construction Department of Trade, Industry & Competition 

Sisanda Mtwazi is a senior official at South Africa’s Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the DTIC), where he serves as Director: Primary Minerals Processing and Construction. In this role, he is responsible for advancing policy and regulatory frameworks that support mineral beneficiation, localisation, and the development of competitive downstream industries linked to South Africa’s mineral endowment. Mr. Mtwazi works closely with industry, government counterparts, and other stakeholders to address structural constraints in the minerals and construction sectors, with a focus on enabling investment, strengthening value chains, and promoting inclusive industrial growth. His portfolio includes engagement on export controls, industrial incentives, and regulatory processes affecting primary mineral processing, as well as broader initiatives to support local value addition and job creation. As part of the DTIC’s industrial development mandate, he contributes to shaping South Africa’s approach to strategic minerals and industrial policy, balancing competitiveness, sustainability, and socio-economic outcomes. Mr. Mtwazi brings a policy-led perspective informed by practical engagement with industry and a strong understanding of the role government plays in enabling resilient and investable mineral ecosystems. 
 

2026 Agenda Sessions

Critical Mineral Ecosystems: A New Model for Raw Material Supply Security

This workshop introduces Critical Mineral Ecosystems (CMEs) as a new, coordinated model to secure raw materials needed for clean energy, mobility, and digital industries amid soaring demand and fragmented global supply. CMEs address core system-level challenges—misaligned price signals, scale coordination, capital constraints, legal fragmentation, and ESG inconsistencies—by orchestrating companies, governments, and investors under shared rules and risk-mitigation tools such as pooled offtake and volatility management. Inspired by models like H2Global, CMEs aim to accelerate project bankability, provide buyers with stable and traceable ESG-compliant supply, and enable producing nations to capture fair value.  

Join us at Mining Indaba 2026 to explore how this shift from competition to coordination can redefine mineral supply security.

Tuesday 10 February 09:00 - 11:00 Okavango Delta Stage (CTICC2 - Level 1)

Add to calendar 02/10/2026 09:00 02/10/2026 11:00 Critical Mineral Ecosystems: A New Model for Raw Material Supply Security

This workshop introduces Critical Mineral Ecosystems (CMEs) as a new, coordinated model to secure raw materials needed for clean energy, mobility, and digital industries amid soaring demand and fragmented global supply. CMEs address core system-level challenges—misaligned price signals, scale coordination, capital constraints, legal fragmentation, and ESG inconsistencies—by orchestrating companies, governments, and investors under shared rules and risk-mitigation tools such as pooled offtake and volatility management. Inspired by models like H2Global, CMEs aim to accelerate project bankability, provide buyers with stable and traceable ESG-compliant supply, and enable producing nations to capture fair value.  

Join us at Mining Indaba 2026 to explore how this shift from competition to coordination can redefine mineral supply security.

 Okavango Delta Stage (CTICC2 - Level 1) Africa/Johannesburg
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