Community alerts/Andries Mocheko/Limpopo, Lephalale/09/05/2018 Angry residence of Ga-Seleka village protesting against the removal of Chief Seleka (Phetogo). Four arrested after three trucks were touched last night in Lephalale, the community used the trucks to barricade the R572 near Phalala River between Mothlasedi and Seleka. Story by: Andries Mocheko
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UNKNOWN GRAVES WHERE FOUND ALONG THE ROAD
On 18/05/2018 at Royal House of MagadimaneNtweng they were relocating two graves that were found on the road between Serafa and Makobakobe, the graves don’t have names, they leaved behind by Twickenham Mine the time they relocate graves. The graves were found by the contractors that have started to make the road. They saw a …
LIVESTOCK OWNERS MEET MINE MANAGEMENT
Community alerts/Mmathapelo Thobejane/Limpopo, Ditoebeleng/16-05-2018 On 26/04/2018 Livestock owners representative, SEJN (Sekhukhune Environmental Justice Network) and (Benchmarks Foundation)BMF representative Eric and Joseph had a meeting at Moopetsi offices of Twickenham mine. This meeting was a follow up of the meeting that SEJN had early in April where the Social Performance manager of Twickenham told us that …
The District Of Sekhukhune Still Lack Access To Clean Water.
Community alerts/Mmathapelo Thobejane/Limpopo, Ditoebeleng/16-05-2018 In 2015 when de hoop dam was launched the villages in Sekhukhune were happy not knowing that the dam was not made to supply them. De hoop dam is the biggest dam in our region that is supplying the mines in our area. Despite the pollution that mines do in our …
The Divide and Rule Weakens Community’s attempts for Unity
Community alerts/Gilbert Moela/Limpopo, Monametse/11-05-2018 Residents of Monametse Community, a Village in Limpopo province are at loggerheads over the illegal chrome mining taking place in the village. Over the past weeks the community held several meetings with a hope of uniting the whole residents to be one and strong with similar goals. The hunger for …
CONSTRUCTION OF MMALINGINE RELOCATION ON PROGRESS
Community alerts/Moshabi Selowa/Limpopo, Mmalingine/11/05/2018 The work at monametse village under fetakgomo/greater Tubatse municipality in Limpopo is not yet finished while rest their tendering term is nearly to end. Due to the agreement made in January during the first meeting of the project, we agreed that road contraction will end on 08/05/2018 which has came to …
COMMUNITY MATCH TO THE MINE (Ivan Plaat)
Community alerts/Margret /Limpopo, Mokopane/09-05-2018 At Mokopane Limpopo It was a great day for the community of Mokopane, Ndebele tribe went Adv join them on a Grand Match to lvan Plaat mine .Advocate Nel forces the DMR,DWA and the Environmental department for site inspection. Adv Nel has taken all criminal Case’s that we have opened …
DUSTY ROAD FOR COMMUNITY OF MOSHIRA
Community alerts/Tokelo Mahlakoane/Limpopo, Sekutlong/05-05-2018 At Limpopo province in Sekhukhune district under fetakgomo Tubatse local Municipality, In a village called Moshira, there is no proper road, so our government made an effort by doing a gravel road but what is bothering the community is that the government don’t monitoring their work, now the community facing a …
SOCIAL AND LABOUR PLAN CONSULTATION
Community alerts/ Andries Mocheko /Limpopo, Lephalale /05-05-2018 Lephalale Local Municipality Mayor Jack Maeko welcomes attendants and opens the Proposal Social and Labour Plan consultation session at Mogol Club. He says many people perceive the current government as corrupt because most leaders engage in conversations for their own interest instead of advancing interests of the community. …
THE MINE CONTINUE TO MAKE EMPTY PROMISES
Community alerts/ Mputi Thobejane /Limpopo, Modimolle /03-05-2018 Between 2002 & 2003 Twickenham platinum mine has relocate people’s from Maotsi to Magobading &Ditwebeleng. People use to live with happiness, the mine moved people’s graves also to other villages and now the communities that were relocated they are crying because they no longer have connection with their …
