A Network of Southern African Communities Living Near Mines
Community alerts/ Mmabore Mogashoa/ Schinoord, Tshehlwaneng/27-09-2018, 6:34 AM] Tshehlwaneng Cluster Community Forum(TCCF) is a structure formed by communities from Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality Ward 12 & 13 to help each other with jobs, learnerships, information, workshop and others things to help alleviate poverty. TCCF had a meeting with the community to give them feedback on …
Community alerts/ Mmabore Mogashoa/ Schinoord, Tshehlwaneng/24-09-2018, 12:15 AM] A body of one of the villagers was found in a hole dug by the pipeline workers. While people were celebrating on the 01st welcoming Spring, a young man fell into the hole and lost his life. His body was found in the early hours on the …
Community alerts/ Francina Nkosi / Lephalale/23-09-2018, 8:36 PM] In Lephalale Shongwane 2 (Mmatladi)they have a serious shortage of water and they’re normally forced to drink dirty water with animals and that water is not healthy at all , it’s been happening for over 6 year that they’ve been struggling to get access to clean water …
Community alerts/ Victoria Makgoo/ Morapaneng village/22-09-2018, 3:32 PM] As i was walking by i saw the road at Madifahlane Village, that is working but has not finished yet. The white line they haven’t done but it show that they are using it even though is not finished. As i was asking one of the …
Community alerts/ Victoria Makgoo / Morapaneng village/22-09-2018, 3:16 PM] On 20/09/2018 we were celebrating cultural day at Seraki Pre-School ,parents, kids and teachers from other crèche. We celebrate heritage day in a way we want to show our kids what is cultural day means to them, the kids where happy and they perform traditional dance …
Community alerts/ Mmabore Mogashoa/ Schinoord , Tshehlwaneng/19-09-2018, 8:44 PM] The contract of SASSA pension pay-out will be taken over by the Post office and there is lot of confusion. People were called at Kgosi Ditlhakaneng, Kgosi Nape and Kgosi Makgeru to collect the new SASSA cards as the old ones are no longer required and …
Community alerts/ Andries Mocheko/ Lephalale/10-09-2018, 1:16 PM] Tsa- Lephalale As part of Abor month celebration the Municipality hosted learners from various schools in Lephalale at Thabo Mbeki hall. The aim of the celebration was to raise awareness of South African urban and rural greening initiatives, promote better understanding of trees and encourage communities to …
Community alerts/ Cliford Mohuba/ Monametse /17-09-2018, 1:59 PM] REPRESENTATIVES of Barwa Ba Phaladi Mine and Projects (BBP) yesterday left Mathibela village in Zebediela outside Lebowakgomo very disappointed. This after residents of Mathibela dismissed their planned prospect with an intention of opening a new mine at Farm Groothoek 106. What was supposed to have been a …
Community alerts/ Gilbert Moela/ Atok, Monametse/17-09-2018, 9:46 AM] Battle lines have been drawn as two factions in Atok Nodal Point, Tubatse-Fetakgomo in Limpopo claiming to be representing the communities around Bokoni Platinum Mine are at each other’s throats. Atok Mining Community Stakeholder Engagement Forum (AMCSEF), which has been in the forefront for the past 4 …
Community alerts/ Katlego Malesa/ Ga- Makgopa14-09-2018, 12:01 PM] It’s been a year now that the chrome illegal mining has stop operating at Ga-Makgopa village Sekhukhune Limpopo, and the village look like a dumping area. There is big deep ore that is left all over the village and has not being closed by the illegal miners …
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.
