by Admin | Mar 11, 2021 | Blog, Press
The violent shooting in Braamfontein yesterday in which a Father of 3 was brutally killed at the hands of state sponsored violence against members of the public is yet another example of the type of violence faced by mining affected communities every day. The daily...
by Admin | Feb 10, 2021 | Blog, Press, Statement
President Cyril Ramaphosa will once again stand before the nation, making big promises which will inevitably benefit the minority politically connected politicians and businesses. The President has built up a history of standing at the podium making grand claims but...
by Admin | Feb 3, 2021 | Blog, Press, Statement
Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA) and Women Affected by Mining United in Action (WAMUA) has noted the speech made by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the opening of the African Mining Indaba in which he repeats his now oft repeated platitudes about...
by Admin | Dec 10, 2020 | Blog, Press
On Tuesday 08 December 2020, members of MACUA and members of the Mononono Community in the Northwest Province gathered at the site where Ikwezi has been prospecting since 2012 without any community consent or consultation. In 2019 Ikwezi started a process of Bulk...
by Admin | Nov 5, 2020 | Blog, Press
Smoke from a South32 mine blast in Phola on 21 October 2020 (Image: Themba Sibande) Sustainable mining? South32 leaving destruction in its wake as it attempts to clean up its image Millicent Shungube and Nicola Soekoe Last week, despite disruptions caused by...
by Admin | Oct 15, 2020 | Blog
By Phyllia Ngoetje – MACUA WAMUA Advisory Office Legal Intern Violence of Being a Woman in and around Mining In light of the recent release of the gender-based violence (GBV) bills, we felt that it would only be right to frame this blog post around the lived...
