1. ALTERNATIVE MINING INDABA
CITY OF CAPE TOWN
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
5th February 2018

2. 5th February 2018 Cape Town PRESENTED BY: Keineetse Kealeboga Maswabi
ALTERNATIVE MINING INDABA CITY OF CAPE TOWN MAKING SURE THAT NATURAL RESOURCES WORK FOR PEOPLE
5th February 2018
Cape Town
PRESENTED BY:
Keineetse Kealeboga Maswabi

3. BACKGROUND
Mmadinare village lies in the North Western side of the Copper and Nickel Mining Town of Selibe Phikwe. (Mine since closed – 2015)
Precisely 22km away from S/Phikwe
In 1969 and 1970 RST ordered people of Mmadinare to move out from their lands (masimo) and cattle post (meraka) to give way to “Developments” meaning mining activities.
People welcomed the so-called developments and religiously moved without demanding any compensation.

4. RESULTANT DEVELOPMENTS
Quality schools were built
Health facilities
Government Offices opened to offer services to the local population
Shopping centres were opened
Small industries were started
Employment creation
Generally more services became accessible to people from surrounding villages

5. RESULTANT DEVELOPMENTS
Change of life style
The town offered a larger market for agricultural produce
A Railway line was constructed – used by farmers to transport cattle to BMC (Previously cattle were tracked to Serule 60 km away)

6. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
EIA was not carried out when the mine started
People of Mmadinare who were displaced by the mining activity were not compensated
Political wing of Government was used to persuade them to move
No fund set up for the rehabilitation of the mine post mining (Stabilisation fund)

7. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Inhabitants were never told about the sulphur emissions and the impact thereof on the environment
Inhabitants of Bobonong in the lower motloutse river were never told about contaminated water discharged into the river from the mine
Motloutse river sand degradation due to extensive mining

8. EFFECTS OF DISPLACEMENTS
Affected communities do not have certificates of rights for ploughing land
Certificate of rights is now a requirement for farmers to access Government assistance schemes (Farming)
The length of stay not recognised for Government schemes
Land board now treats them as squatters

9. EFFECTS OF MINE CLOSURE
Loss of employment – loss of disposable income
No market for agricultural produce

10. CURRENT SITUATION High unemployment levels Business stagnation Poverty
Increase in crime
Societal conflicts
Family life disintegration

11. REMEDIES Government incentives for potential investors
Brite Star plant
Gas Plant

12. RATE OF SAND MINING PRE-BCL CLOSURE

13. SAND MINING PRE- BCL CLOSURE CONT

14. RATE OF SAND MINING CONTINUED

15. MOTLOUTSE RIVER – AFTERMATH

16. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION