(1) Given his comment that the mining sector contributed approximately 6, % to the gross domestic product of the Republic in 2023, how does he envisage the specified percentage changing in the next five years, especially with the diversification of mineral resources;
(2) given that the Republic supplies significant portions of palladium and rhodium to the global market, what strategic initiatives are in place to further enhance the growth of the platinum group metals sector;
(3) what (a) timeline does he envisage for the completion of the new mining licensing system and (b) specific improvements should stakeholders expect from the modernisation?
