Makhotla Sefuli26th November 2021Matjhabeng Local MunicipalityWelkom Free State gukurahundi The elections have come and gone for all of our municipalities and now is time to get to work,. The youth of Matjhabeng will be embarking on a massive cleaning campaign as part of the initiative of the COGTA drive to […]
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Water crisis
Makhotla Sefuli22nd October 2021WelkomMatjhabeng local municipality #watercrisisinthepolltime Matjhabeng local municipality is facing a very serious crisis of water cuts in this time of electoral mandate renewal, the whole municipality comprising of six towns has entered the fourth day without water and the community is bearing the brunt of the shenanigans […]
Read MoreILLEGAL MINERS FIGHT OVER COAL
Date: 10/10/2021 -Name: Ronald mhlakaza -Place: Vosman -Munucipality: Emalahleni municipality -Province: Mpumalanga illegal miners are fighting over old coal mines that is abundant by companies , illegal miners taking over those coal mines mining illegally now they are fighting over the coal everyone of them need a piece of a […]
Read MoreCommunity members standing firm for SLP implementation
30 September 2021 Tshepo Maredi Masilo Theunissen Masilonyana Local Municipality Free State The fight against mining houses with regard to SLP gaining momentum. The community of Masilo has taken a resolution to embark on a battle with DMR and the two mining houses in Masilonyana. The resolution is informed by […]
Read MoreArcelor Mittal to soon appear in Vanderbjlpark Magistrate Court over AEL transgressions.
Community alerts, by Mduduzi Tshabalala, Free State-Vaal, Sebokeng, 2019 June 07, Arcelor Mittal to soon appear in Vanderbjlpark Magistrate Court over AEL transgressions. VEJA is planning to picket outside court and demonstrate on behalf of the people of Vaal, but also to celebrate this victory as it has been long […]
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Community Alerts,by Mduduzi Tshabalala, Free State, Vaal, Sebokeng, May 2019 The DOA march just kicked off from P10 Rd in Lethabo. Climate Defenders are gathered to deliver a memo at Seriti Resources Pty Ltd. New Vaal Collieries. All in the name of awareness about climate change impacts caused by fossil […]
Read MorePeaceful protest at AMSA
Community Alerts, by Mduduzi Tshabalala,Free State, Vaal, Sebokeng, 2019 May The situation is hectic right now outside Arcelo Mittal Vanderbjlpark Works (AMSA) with a peaceful protest outside AGM. VEJA is here to let AMSA shareholders know that we are not living in peace hosting them in the Vaal, with a […]
Read MoreCommunity preparations for public participation – Vaaloewer
Community Alerts, Mdu Tshabalala,Free State, Vaal, Sebokeng, 2019/03/02 This week VEJA Activists went to visit Vaaloewer informal settlement community to prepare them for the public participation with consulting company, and we found out that since it is end of the month week whereby most people have a lot of errands […]
Read MoreLife after coal campaign
Community Alerts, Mdu Tshabalala, Free State, Vaal, Sebokeng, 2019/03/13 Boom and Bust in the Waterberg. gW Report 2018 Life after Coal Campaign: gW, FoESA,ELA & CER. – PUSH BACK COAL Contributors: 2 individuals who wrote to the World Bank Inspection Pannel during the Medupi and Kusile loan. CoResearchers: Dr.V Munik; […]
Read More“bill does not make a provision for small scale mining” Santos writes
Community Alerts/ Santos/Welkom-GUBICO/01 March 2017 from 09H00 to 15H00 the Free State legislature hosted a mining charter bill amendments at Freddie Meyer hall where local stakeholders and the public was invited to raise their views, add or have subtractions on the bill. The communities and stakeholders touched too much on […]
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