Didintle Molefe

Post-Graduate Research Student

Didintle is a Doctoral researcher at the MLiA Chair with a focus on Deep-sea Mining.

a) TECHNICAL REPORTS AND POLICY  

  1. Mostert, H, Cramer, RH, Mathiba, GL, Davids, W, Olivier, NJJ, Sehlabo, ML, Moses, LT, Makonese, R, Molefe, D & Qumba, M “Written Submissions on the Draft Mineral Resources Development Bill, 2025. (GN 6210 of Government Gazette, No. 52704 of 20 May 2025). Prepared by: The South African Research Chair Initiative for Mineral Law in Africa Department of Private Law: Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town South Africa. Available at https://law.uct.ac.za/sites/
    default/files/media/documents/law_uct_ac_za/2283/
    uct-mlia-submission-on-mpr-bill-2025.pdf (13 August 2025). 

b) CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 

  1. Molefe, D “Draft Mineral Resources Development Bill: The Introduction of Artisanal Mining Regulation” Presented at Mineral Law in Africa Colloquium IX Swakopmund, Namibia (24 November 2025). 

c)  POSTERS 

  1. Molefe D “Deep-sea Mining in the Global Context” Presentation for the Mineral Law in Africa Colloquium. 

d) MLiA WEBSITE ARTICLES 

  1. Molefe, D “How does South Africa’s Mine Health and Safety Regulatory Instrument fare as an enabler in the promotion of training of mineworkers on Mine Health and Safety?” available at https://law.uct.ac.za/mineral-law/articles/2025-06-17-how-does-south
    -africas-mine-health-and-safety-regulatory-instruments-fare-enabler-promotion-training (17 June 2025).
  2. Molefe, D “Draft Mineral Resources Development Bill: The Introduction of Artisanal Mining Regulation” available at https://law.uct.ac.za/mineral-law/articles/
    2025-06-13-draft-mineral-and-petroleum-resources-development-bill-
    introduction-artisanal-mining-regulation (13 June 2025).
  3. Molefe, D “How does South Africa’s Mine Health and Safety Regulatory Instrument Fare in Managing Risks Associated with Mining” available at https://law.uct.ac.za/mineral-law/articles/
    |2025-05-06-how-does-south-africas-mine-health-and-safety-
    regulatory-instrument-fare-managing-risks-associated (6 May 2025).
  4. Molefe, D “Understanding Sovereign Wealth Funds: How Oversight Committees Ensure Accountability?” Available at https://law.uct.ac.za/mineral-law/articles/
    2025-05-06-understadning-sovereign-wealth-funds-
    how-oversight-committees-ensureaccountability. (17 June 2025).