by Admin | Apr 8, 2021 | Blog, Press
The community of Mononono in the North West, have last night embarked on a rolling protest in which they have vowed to occupy the area currently illegally occupied by Ikwezi Vanadium mine to highlight the ongoing dereliction of duty by the DMRE and the injustice of a...
by Admin | Mar 18, 2021 | Blog, Press
MACUA has been informed that on 10 March 2021, Tendele Coal Mining advised the Honourable Ms. Justice Kubushi that it concedes the merits of the review application instituted by the Mfolozi Community Environmental Justice Organisation (“MCEJO”) in the Gauteng Division...
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...
