Mosa Mabuza

CEO Council for Geoscience

Mr Mosa Mabuza qualified as geologist with a BSc (Hons) and with a PDA in Business. He has extensive exploration experience in multiple regional jurisdictions that span SADC, West Africa and Canada, amongst others. He assumed his official duties in 2006 as Director of Mineral Economics in the erstwhile Department of Minerals and Energy and later became Deputy Director-General of the Mineral Policy and (Investment Promotion) in 2012. During his tenure as an official; he was assigned with the duties of leading the preliminary strategy for sustainable development and meaningful transformation of South Africa’s mining industry with emphasis on competitive growth and transformation as a symbolistic reinforcing concepts, the development of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Bill and the assessment of the progress impact on the implementation of the Mining Charter in 2009 and 2015, which respectively based the evidence value proposition for the amendments of the 2010 and 2017 Mining Charter. Mr Mabuza represented the Department of Mineral Resources in the boards of number of science councils and State Owned Entities, including, albeit not limited to the Council for Geosience, Mintek, and the South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator.

In November 2016, Mr Mabuza was deployed to the Council for Geoscience and now serves as CEO of the CGS (since July 2017). He is currently working with his colleagues to champion the refocused geo-scientific programme that seeks to optimise the development impact, aligned with the national developmental priorities. He also serve as the Secretary-General of the OAGS since 2016.

2024 Agenda Sessions

DISRUPTIVE DISCUSSION - Finding the balance for an energy secure world through coal

Finding the balance for an energy secure world through coal

We’ve moved beyond arguing the need for coal – let’s explore the role coal can play in the planet’s green evolution
What does coal’s decarbonisation journey look like – can it disrupt our future ‘no coal’ energy outlook?
Exploring technologies that can clean coal’s footprint?
Are we cleaning our coal-fired power stations? A clean coal supply chain is not up to the miner alone

Wednesday 07 February 15:30 - 16:10 Disruptors Stage

Disruptive Discussions

Add to calendar 02/07/2024 15:30 02/07/2024 16:10 DISRUPTIVE DISCUSSION - Finding the balance for an energy secure world through coal Finding the balance for an energy secure world through coal

We’ve moved beyond arguing the need for coal – let’s explore the role coal can play in the planet’s green evolution
What does coal’s decarbonisation journey look like – can it disrupt our future ‘no coal’ energy outlook?
Exploring technologies that can clean coal’s footprint?
Are we cleaning our coal-fired power stations? A clean coal supply chain is not up to the miner alone

Disruptors Stage Africa/Johannesburg

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