JOHANNESBURG – Lawyers for Human Rights has come out swinging against government and the Chamber of Mines.

It’s slamming both parties for excluding the organisation’s clients from a proposed agreement on the charter.

On Sunday, the Chamber of Mines and Presidency agreed to go back to the drawing board and halt a court battle, seeking a review of the charter.

READ: Chamber of Mines holds back on taking charter to court

But Lawyers for Human Rights says it’s going ahead with its court application, calling for a new charter as it was left out of the latest developments.

In his State of the Nation Address, President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed to intensify engagement with all mining stakeholders.

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