Twenty houses for displaced people affected by the Brakfontein mine are being rebuilt.

Moshabi Selowa

Name: Moshabi Selowa
Village: Monametsi section (Atok)
Municipality: Tubatse
District:Sekhukhune
Ward: 39
Province:Limpopo
Date: 12/05/2024
Twenty houses for displaced people affected by the Brakfontein mine are being rebuilt.
In the past four years, the Bokoni mine has built twenty-five houses and abandoned people who
were also in need of houses the total number of houses that were supposed to be built was
forty-five houses in total. Within twenty years of construction, there are new methods that the
Bokoni mine is using to carry out the housing project their records focus only on the Bokoni
mining sector and they have not consulted with the project leadership who are known and
appointed by them.
After the project leadership had managed to meet with Bokoni Mine to notify them about the
dangers of the Mmongwa project delay. The Bokoni Mine still refused to meet with the
community and ignored the community’s request to finish building the remaining houses. We as
the community then decided to close the road and managed to withdraw the security forces of
the Brakfontein mine and the Bokoni mine. They then sent the South African defense force to
calm the situation.
Some displaced people are ashamed to talk about how they struggle to contact Bokoni mine
owners because the security won’t even let them inside the gate.They are looking for the right
people to handle their matter because they are still displaced and the project is over I had to
write this report as a community activist.
DMR has confirmed that they are finished with this project half of the residents need access to
the IDP, The councillor must set up a committee that will inform the community about matters
arising on the community project so that we can all have a better understanding.

We are asking for legal education guidance to help our communities. International workshops
continue to provide information exchange. That can help strengthen leadership in communities.