Amid renewed calls for a functional online mining cadastre to help turn around South Africa’s declining exploration performance, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy reports that a preferred bidder has been identified and the proposed solution is currently being audited by the State Information Technology Agency .Nolitha Fakude
Noting that South Africa’s share of global exploration spend had fallen from about 5% in 2002 to less than a percent, Fakude called for the underlying causes of the decline to be addressed, as "unlocking exploration is a game changer". While no capital investment value was provided, the SITA audit implies that it is material, as such audits are triggered only for larger information technology investments by government departments.
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