Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy and Others v Mafube Coal Mining (Pty) Ltd (2022-058302) [2025] ZAGPPHC 1258 (1 December 2025)

begin wrapper begin container begin header begin slogan-floater end slogan-floater - About SAFLII About SAFLII - Databases Databases - Search Search - Terms of Use Terms of Use - RSS Feeds RSS Feeds end header begin main begin center # South Africa: North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria South Africa: North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria You are here: SAFLII >> Databases >> South Africa: North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria >> 2025 >> [2025] ZAGPPHC 1258 | Noteup | LawCite sino index ## Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy and Others v Mafube Coal Mining (Pty) Ltd (2022-058302) [2025] ZAGPPHC 1258 (1 December 2025) Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy and Others v Mafube Coal Mining (Pty) Ltd (2022-058302) [2025] ZAGPPHC 1258 (1 December 2025) Download original files PDF format RTF format make_database: source=/home/saflii//raw/ZAGPPHC/Data/2025_1258.html sino date 1 December 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA GAUTENG DIVISION, PRETORIA CASE NO: 2022-058302 (1)      REPORTABLE: NO (2)      OF INTEREST TO OTHER JUDGES: NO (3)      REVISED: NO DATE: 01 December 2025 SIGNATURE In the matter between: THE MINISTER OF MINERAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY                                                                                          First Applicant THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL: DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY                                            Second Applicant THE REGIONAL MANAGER: MPUMALANGA REGION, DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY                Third Applicant JAMENTS (PTY) LTD                                                                           Fourth Applicant And MAFUBE COAL MINING (PTY) LTD                                                           Respondent This judgment was prepared and authored by the Judge whose name is reflected and is handed down electronically by circulation to the parties/their legal representatives by e-mail and by uploading it to the electronic file of this matter on Caselines. The date for hand-down is deemed to be 1 December 2025. JUDGMENT TOLMAY J 1. This matter is an application for leave to appeal following judgment against the first to fourth respondents in the main application. 2. After having considered the judgment in the main application as well as arguments from all parties I am of the view that there is a reasonable prospect that another court may come to a different conclusion therefore leave to appeal should be granted. The following order is made: 1. Leave to appeal is granted to the full court of the High Court against the whole judgment and order. 2. Costs to be costs in the appeal. R TOLMAY JUDGE OF THE HIGH COURT GAUTENG DIVISION, PRETORIA Appearances Counsel for 1 st to 3 rd Applicants: Adv H Modisa SC & Adv TT Sebata instructed by State Attorney Pretoria. Counsel for 4 th Applicant: Adv T Modise instructed by Moorosi Attorneys. Counsel for Respondent:   Adv M Wesley SC instructed by Werksmans Attorneys. Date heard:  26 November 2025. Date of Judgment:   1 December 2025. sino noindex make_database footer start