A Network of Southern African Communities Living Near Mines
Community Alerts/Veli Khoza/Mfidikoe-Rustenburg/31 July 2019 The community environmental a climate-energy activist from Mfidikoe village gathered in union building to picket about the inequalities a lack of compliance from a giant mining company anglo platinum its sister companies Sibanye still water platinum,this corporates are so cruel to such extent when you walk around the Mfidikoe village …
Community Alerts/Goitse Gaborone/Motlhabe-Rustenburg/30 July 2019 The high rate of unemployment at Motlhabe village is above fifty percent although the mine has to be here for more than ten years now. Many people leaving in this village depend on social grants. The poverty level is extremely beyond because social grants money is not enough to support …
Community Alerts/Goitse Gaborone/Motlhabe-Rustenburg/31 July 2019 Corruption has become our daily bread, corrupt activities by municipality officials and traditional leadership. The is no development that is happening in our village without corruption of our municipality and so places called lekgotla, they are very corrupt cruel people. Every time in IDP of municipal programs Motlhabe has a …
Community Alerts/Lentswe Buda/Motlhabe-Rustenburg/30 July 2019 The 87 year old Motlhabe village based in Rustenburg district under the Moses Kotane Local Municipality has been struggling to access water since the establishment of Motlhabe in the year 1932. The community is based on one source of water which is borehole water. Motlhabe is a rural area based …
Community Alerts/Kgotatso Huma/Thekwane-Rustenburg/29 July 2019 I’m from a Village called Thekwane located on a property known as Turffontein 302 JQ in Rustenberg. This property was purchased in 1870 by 29 members and My Great-great-great-great-grandfather was one of the Mr. Podumo Huma listed as buyer no.7! In terms of the agreement sale, the property was registered …
Community Alerts/Kgotatso Huma/Thekwane-Rustenburg/29 July 2019 As we all know that we in the 4th Industrial Revolution including the 5G (5th Generation) technology, we feel we were left out and we are excluded from the Town Planning Program. We live in a mining-affected community and our school curriculum is set for failure. A Technical and Commercial …
Community Alerts/Olebogeng/Rustenburg/29 July 2019 Growing up I used to tag along with my late dad and mom when they went on mom’s herbs and roots hunt for her traditional medicine. This used to be a fun walk in the bush and I drew lots of lessons about the importance of a healthy environment. I got …
Community alerts/Mmathapelo Thobejane/Ditwebeleng Village/28/07/2019, 10:49 AM] On the 16th July 2019 the following organizations from all over South Africa meet in exchange of pushing back the coal. ( Somkhele, Newcastle, Highveld, Lephalale Fuleni and Sekhukhune) SEJN was one of the community based organization attending the exchange sponsored by Groundwork. The focus of the exchange is …
Community alerts/ Francina Nkosi/ Lephalale, Steenbokbaan/23/07/2019, 10:00 PM 20 July 2019 Waterberg Woman Advocacy Organisation held an Energy Assembly Debate & Workshop at Ntsako Guest house in Marapong. The main focus of Energy Assembly was for women to understand how energy works and its significance. Participants shared their experiences using different case studies and the …
Community alerts/Mmathapelo Thobejane/Ditwebeleng /27/06/2019, 5:26 PM The workshop was at Sekhukhune resource center in Ditwebeleng village, participants from Limpopo (Community Based organizations) 1. Waterberg Women Advocacy (WWAO) 2. Kopano Formation 3. SEJN 4. Itumeleng Youth Project 5. WEJF 6. Modimolle Community 7. Ga-Mampa community 8. Mogashoa Community forum 9. Mmalingine Corruption watch Are the participants …
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.
