Dying to live: Residents of Ga-Molekana village live in fear of mining operations
Human Rights Commission report finds that mining by Anglo American Platinum affects the rights of villagers in Limpopo.
Environment
PHOTOS | Informal settlement residents bear the brunt of Cape floods
Residents of informal settlements have been the hardest hit by the heavy downpours, cold, and gusty winds that have engulfed parts of the Western Cape Province for the past two weeks.
A week of misery for informal settlement residents
The South African Weather Services has issued a level 8 warning for the Western Cape.
Climate crisis threatens basic human rights – report
“Climate change is still largely a misunderstood issue for much of the public, and climate change literacy is low in South Africa.”
Outsourcing waste collection leads to illegal dumping in Khayelitsha
Workers providing cleaning services to the City of Cape Town through an outsourced company were not paid their salaries for three months.
Toilet cleaners strike over non-payment
The workers have resorted to strike action to get the cleaning company and the City of Cape Town to pay what is due to them.
Clinic built by Lonmin may collapse because of Samancor mine
The mining-affected community of Bapong village blames mining companies for the environmental deterioration of the area.
NUPSAW workers picket against corruption in Department of Environment
“People do as they please, and without consequences in this department,” workers say.
Jagersfontein community waits in vain for compensation
The Jagersfontein community say that they are worried about the snail pace to implement the recommendations of the report following the 2021 mine tailings dam collapse.
Protect The West Coast’s victory checks Trans Hex mining
The agreement reached is a major victory in the ongoing battle to hold mining companies to account.
Ten points about ‘illegal’ mining
The public discourse on ‘illegal’ mining or zama-zamas has reached fever pitch with communities on Johannesburg’s west rand erupting in protest this week against the violence of zama-zama gangs. Here, David van Wyk explores ten points to get behind this ‘confusion’ or lack of critical thinking.
Amadiba Crisis Committe on a roadshow to present an alternative route to the N2 Wild Coast Road
The Amadiba Crisis Committee are determined to fight against the coastal route of Sanral, citing the capture of the construction project by corporate interests and the environmental damage it will do.
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