A Network of Southern African Communities Living Near Mines
Actionvoices alerts/ Mmabore Mogashoa/ Schinoord, Ga- Mogashoa/04/08/2019, 5:01 PM] Limpopo Cooperative and Stokvel Confex was held from 19-20 July 2019 at Thohoyandou Town hall. The event was attended by all District Municipalities in Limpopo. I.e. Sekhukhune, Waterberg, Vhembe, Mopani and Capricorn. Some of the Co-ops brought their product to exhibit e.g. Atchar and Tea. The …
Actionvoices alerts/ Mmabore Mogashoa/ Schinoord, Ga- Mogashao/04/08/2019, 2:08 PM] One Bag of cement is heavy but 71 bags of 50kg cement were stolen at Mogashoa Primary school under Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality in Ga-Mogashoa village, South Africa on the just few days before the school reopens after the June/July holidays. The cements were bought to make …
Actionvoices alerts/ Margret Molomo/ Mokopane/01/08/2019, 3:06 PM] Today in town Mokopane Limpopo. communities of Waterburg district under Mogalakwena municipality are in a grand much to the Mogalakwena municipality to submit a memorandum of demands to Meyer Andrina Matsemela since she was elected as a Meyer, no service delivery in Mokopane . all her friends and …
Actionvoices alerts/ Mpho Tjale/Mokopane /04/08/2019, 7:54 AM] 02 August 2019 Mokopane Day 2 of shutdown at Mokopane, members of the communities marched to Mogalakwena Municipality to submit list of their grievances, members met at a garage called Caltex next to a village called Pola-park in Mokopane. While members of the communities were gathering at the …
Community Alerts/Ernest Mokwate/Lesetlheng -Rustenburg/04 August 2019 The mining company has divided the community of Lesetlheng, a village in Moses Kotane Local Municipality. The community gathered on Sunday the 28th July 2019 to discuss the rift that is being caused by the mining company. This company entered their land in 2008 to start mining minerals. It …
Community Alerts/Ernest Mokwate/Lesetlheng-Rustenburg/04 August 2019 Lesetlheng community held a meeting on Thursday the 25th July 2019 to look into the service that is provided by the local clinic. Since it’s establishment it has been operating well without challenges under those that are knowing of the shortage of medication. Beginning of this year the health personnel …
Community Alerts/Tumi Mokgatle/Phokeng-Rustenburg/02 August 2019 Phokeng is known as the capital of the mining community of Bafokeng who is widely celebrated as the leading self-developing community post-1994. However, like most small-town mining community Phokeng is battling a silent monster around the drug called nyaope. More and more of the young people have found solace to …
Community Alerts/Christina Magobye/Sefikile-Rustenburg/02 August 2019 The problem faced by the community of Sefikile village is cracked houses as a résult of blasting from the mine- Anglo Platinum Union Mine that is now called Siyanda Bakgatla Platinum Mine. This experience by the Diphataneng, Shongwane, Pote, Kgetse, Diphale, and Morema, sections in particular. Some cracks require filling …
Community Alerts/Rapule Moiloa/Soweto/31 July 2019 Riots in the Joburg CBD. Foreign Nationals attacking police officials. Jeppe Str is closed off at Troye, Delvers & Von Wielligh. JoburgMPD deployed. Traffic is congested in the InnerCity due to vehicles being diverted. Avoid #JHBTraffic. These is happening and it’s not the first time that police close down the foreign …
Community Alerts/Amogelang Tshabalala/Sefikile/31 July 2019 In 2010 Anglo Platinum Union Mine that is today called Siyanda Bakgatla Platinum Mine built a Maths and Science lab. The lab that they presented in their SLP is different compared to the one they have built. The one that they have built has old furniture inside. What they have …
Tunatazama is a southern African network of community organisations living near mines. This network is supported by The Benchmarks Foundation, Southern Africa Resource Watch, Zimbabwe Environment Law Association, Centre for Environment Justice, Associação de Apoio e Assistência Jurídica às Comunidades, Norwegian Church Aid - Tanzania, and the Maluti Community Development Forum.
