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27 September 2019
Mail & Guardian
An inquiry reveals that mining houses, auditors, lawyers, the traditional authority and the North West government watched as the law was ignored
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26 September 2019
BusinessDay
Land deals that favour traditional leaders and large companies are robbing communities of their rights
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23 September 2019
Lexology
An overview of legal and practical considerations surrounding mining rights and title in South Africa, including the extent of state control, renewal and transfer of licences, and protection of rights.
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13 September 2019
Mail & Guardian
‘Community consent’ is now required for mining but in practice this further benefits elite interests
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10 September 2019
South Coast Herald
It is also understood that the one-kilometre-wide coastal conservation area, declared in terms of a 1992 environmental decree, along the entire Transkei coast will be ignored.
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08 September 2019
Daily Maverick
In late August 2019, mere days before mass violence erupted in central Johannesburg, the Baloyi Commission released its report into the corruption that had been plaguing the Bakgatla Ba Kgafela, an indigenous community of 350,000, since at least 1998.
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21 July 2019
Daily Maverick
Given the consequences of mining, it is not surprising that communities living on previously unmined land are increasingly resisting the imposition of mining development and demanding respect for the right to consent to development that occurs on their land.
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18 July 2019
News 24
A mine linked to Adriano Mazzotti, the controversial businessman and associate of Julius Malema, has left a rural Limpopo community reeling from infighting and violent protests.
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14 July 2019
The Conversation
South Africa's rural communities where mining licenses have been granted are often excluded from consultations and bear the brunt having their environment and livelihoods destroyed.
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05 July 2019
Lexology
A structured guide to mining in South Africa
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