A Network of Southern African Communities Living Near Mines
By: Bongiwe Nkambule, SACC Barberton Mpumalanga, 2018/04/18 Its been two years since three lives were lost at Lilly Mine .The tragic loss caused de mines to shut down and many people were left unemployed and the three miners are still trapped . Apparently a loan was approved by Industrial Development Corporation last year in November …
By: Promise Mabilo, VEMJA Mpumalanga 2018/04/17 This is a story of an affected victim who suffers from asthma: I almost died in 2010 it was very bad my mom cried all the times and hide that she was crying sleeping in my bed unable to attend at school,if I could take a chance to …
Community Alerts/Rapule Moiloa/Soweto-Diepkloof /22/04/18 These kid has eye problems and he did not have eye problems before but today his eyes are brown and he developed somethings on his head and face these things i don’t know what they called. They can only be burnt at the hospital but that comes with conditions if they …
Community Alerts/Andries Mocheko/Limpopo-Lephalale/22/04/18 Limpopo Provincial Government acknowledged the importance of Coal Resources as the key driven in developing the mining industrial and power supply potential of the area. Subsequently, as a priority area to facilitate and encourage economic growth of the region and the entire Limpopo province. The number of existing and planned development …
Community Alerts/Mduduzi Tshabalala/Gauteng-VEJA/21/04/18 The Gauteng, Free State and North West Inter-provincial Caucuses took place at Vanderbjlpark Public Library. Members across the above mentioned provinces raised their concerns, and mostly are: 1. Prevention of water waste through leacks- after a leack is been reported but not attended by local authorities, how do communities prevent the situation …
Community Alerts/Eunice Mampa/Limpopo-GaMampa/21/04/18 At Gamapa Sefateng Waterkop farm 113kt there is issue of blasting within 500m but the new mine manager (Tata Khumalo) tried to engage the community about that but there was no solution and on Thursday (19 /04 /2018) mine manager and security manager conducted door to door visits to three households and …
Community Alerts/ Tokelo Mahlakoane/Limpopo-Sekhukhune/20/04/18 In our village Moroke Sekutlong under fetakgomo Tubatse local Municipality we do have people who try their all means to put food on the table to feed their families by small scale farming. What is worrying me is that, the water that they use to irrigate their garden is from Motse …
Community Alerts/Andries Mocheko/Limpopo-Lephalale/20/04/18 A delegation from China visited Lephalale Local Municipality to discuss investment opportunities on Mining. People who were part of the meeting was our Mayor Moloko Jack Maeko, Councillors, Chief Seleka from Seleka Village, Chief Mma Langa from Mukurunyane Village, Chief Shongoane from Ga-Shongoane Village, Former CEO Boraro Mmogo Bus transport in Lephalale and …
Community Alerts/Margaret Molomo/Limpopo-Mokopane/19/04/18 One of the community leader was interviewed by Dr Philian Zamchiya. Senior Researcher and Project Coordinator, about the illegal mining at Mokopane, Magongwa village. A community leader Mr Derrick Tsita is also a mining activist from Masodi Village,Ga-Mokopane. In 1998 William Haideb is the one who started Plaat Reef mine he got …
Community Alerts/Neria Koma/Limpopo-Magobading/19/04/18 On the 17 04 2018 rebone mokhukhu o eswa ntle le lebaka but we suspect something as we are a community those people he took diaparo TSA batho ebile bautswitse le dieta mola e le gore go bonala maoto a batho bao eleng gore re nagana gore e kanoba bona ba tshubilego …
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.
