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18 May 2020
BusinessDay
In this time of crisis our leaders are pursuing laws that enable dispossession along the very fault lines engineered by colonialism and apartheid
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21 April 2020
Daily Maverick
With no confirmed cases of coronavirus, the message every day from the leaders of the Amadiba community is clear: ‘We are moving as one community to defeat the virus.’
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01 April 2020
GroundUp
Environment minister rejects most of the appeals against Tormin expansion plans
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30 March 2020
Daily Maverick
As the Covid-19 lockdown came into force, amendments to the Mineral Resources Development Act were quietly pushed through, which effectively strip mining-affected communities of key rights.
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18 March 2020
BusinessDay
A new social compact is needed to overcome the worst excesses of the elite capture of the sector
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11 February 2020
GroundUp
Mining company opposes application by Amadiba Crisis Committee
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06 January 2020
BizCommunity
Mining remains one of the major contributors to the South African economy. In 2019, the mining industry saw a number of exciting developments. More interesting developments lie ahead...
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13 December 2019
Creamer Media's Mining Weekly
Law firm Webber Wentzel this week set out some of the most notable aspects of the draft amendments to the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) Regulations, following its publication by Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe last month. In a report compiled by the firm’s Jonathan Veeran, Rita Spalding, Bruce Dickinson and Manus Booysen, Webber Wentzel outlines that the draft amendments envisage various amendments to the MPRDA regulations.
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06 December 2019
Mail & Guardian
The state is fixing mines deserted before a 2002 Act, but another law could force owners to pay up
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05 December 2019
Daily Maverick
Limpopo’s unlicensed artisanal miners brave police raids and falling rocks to beat poverty as the government remains indecisive about the issuing of permits.
Land rights and mining read moreInflationary pressures and droughts affecting livestock farmers in Midlands @ZiLAN2015 https://www.chronicle.co.zw/farmers-trim-livestock-head-amid-dwingling-pastures/
https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/may-2020/cracks-in-the-global-food-system-more-apparent-with-covid-19/
(JUST IN) The National Assembly's Programme Committee resolves to suspend the process to amend section 25 of the constitution to give effect to land expropriation without compensation pending certainty on #Covid_19SA regulations that can allow public participation. #sabcnews
There have been billions disbursed to assist with the tough times #COVID19 has exacerbated in SA. Where have they gone? There has been corruption reported on the dissemination of food parcels and selling of essential worker/travel permits.
This is a matter of transparency. https://twitter.com/LRC_SouthAfrica/status/1265586415624245248
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