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Paralegal Field Worker Vacancy

1 / 3 Paralegal Field Worker Vacancy MACUA WAMUA Advice Office (MWAO) is a non-profit, civil society organisation working with mining affected communities across South Africa. Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA) and Women Affected by Mining United in...

Climate Op-ed November 2022

Climate Op-ed November 2022

Notwithstanding the big talk and plans from the government- and corporate-driven summit circuit, no elite solutions can be found to the current climate change crisis; at least not in this country, whose shocking and enduring inequality is the result of the actions of...

[Vacancy] Digital and Communications Intern

[Vacancy] Digital and Communications Intern

MACUA WAMUA Advice Office (MWAO) is a non-profit, civil society organisation working with mining affected communities across South Africa. Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA) and Women Affected by Mining United in Action (WAMUA) branches which are...

Corruption has led our youth to digging their own graves.

Corruption has led our youth to digging their own graves.

By Seipati Mokoatsi The community of Klerksdorp is living in fear every day. We have a huge problem of crime in our area where young people chose to break into people’s houses and work with illegal miners so that they have money. Most of them say they do this because...

Illegal waste dumping adding to bigger pollution in the community

Illegal waste dumping adding to bigger pollution in the community

By Pretty Ndaba  In the community of Tshamahansi the village dump their waste right in front of the graveyard and next to the stadium. I could imagine people going to bury their loved ones passing and parking next to that dump, Men, women and children are affected...

Will our local police station search for a permanent place forever?

By Gift Radebe The community of Kwa-Thema have had enough. Ever since 2022 started, our police station has become an administrative center where documents are certified, rather than a place where crime is tackled. The Police station has up to 10 police officers all...