A Network of Southern African Communities Living Near Mines
Community Alerts/Oupa Dodovu/Klerksdorp/04-04-2019 A group of unemployed people from Khuma location in Stilfontein, entered the Matlosana city council offices and started to attack employees. They held the council speaker hostage. They are demanding to be given the tailing dams left by the closed mines so that they can retrieve whatever minerals are left. The police …
Community Alerts/Oupa Dodovu/Jourberton-Klerksdorp/13/11/18 Residents of Matlosana local municipality together with opposition parties and some ANC members, decided after a lot of cries to remove the city Mayor. The motion was tabled 2 weeks ago and there was a fight inside the council chamber, then the motion was unsuccessful. The council meeting sat today and the …
Community Alerts/ Mzawufani Dododvu/Jourberton-Klerksdorp/03/10/2018 It is horrifying, that we have to fight our own government, to save the environment. We won’t have a society, If we destroy the environment. PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT. If people destroy something, replaceable made by mankind, They are called vandals. If they destroy something irreplaceable, Made by God. They are called …
Community Alerts/Oupa Mzawufani Dododovu/Jourbeton-Klerksdorp/10/09/2018 The city of Klerksdorp is literally burning. This is after a taxi driver was murdered in the early morning hours of Sunday, it is alleged that he was killed by Nigerian nationals. The citizens of the city are saying the foreign nationals are to be blamed for the drugs and prostitution …
Community Alerts/ David Gaanakgomo/ Klerksdorp-Tigane/23/08/18 Tigane old beer hall was turned into a community center where the civil society organizations would meet and use it as their meeting place. The elderly were meeting at this place every day and do their projects like sewing, beads and even have their soup kitchen. Then all of a …
Community Alerts/ David Gaanakgomo/ Klerksdorp-Tigane/21/08/18 Supreme poultry has the abattoir next to the school. It is creating the employment opportunities for some of the residents of Tigane. The geographical area which is built at is next to the only high school in the area. It operates day and night and its machinery make noise next …
Community alerts/ Oupa Dodovu/ Jouberton-Klerksdorp North West/ 01/08/2018 Almost each and every corner where there is an open space in Jouberton has been turned into a dumping site. This is because is your put rubbish such as grass, leaves and other rubbish you get from cleaning your yard. The garbage collectors don’t dispose of the …
Community Alerts/David Gaanakgomo/Tigane-Klerksdorp/17/07/2018 The Vaal River Operations Social and Labour Plan approved to build a community sports and recreation center to the value of R4,0 million which was to be implemented in the second quarter of 2015. The hopes of the youth of Tigane were very high and looking forward to it. The facility was …
Community Alerts/David Gaanakgomo/Tigane; Klerksdorp/19/07/2018 The national elections are nearer and the promises are the game of the day. Tigane residents were promised better housing but others passed on waiting. Tigane is a community next to the Sheva Uranium mines and its population is growing fast. It is known as the township with mud houses during …
Community Alerts/David Gaanakgomo/Tigane-Klerksdorp/19/07/2018 It is not so long ago when minister Dr.Motsoaledi was sent to North West Province and assured us that National Health Insurance will work. Klerksdorp/Tshepong hospital is one of the hospitals chosen with its local clinics to launch the NHI project. The North West Province has seen new premier sworn in with …
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.
