THE SMART NEWS SOURCE | Feb 11 2012 00:48 | LAST UPDATED Feb 11 2012 00:48
Mooinooi: Death of a mining town

A father's fear

Andries Mlangeni lives in Majakenena, a feeder village for Mooinooi, with his wife and five-year-old son.

‘Just hanging around’

Mooinooi, a one-employer town, where many workers have a single skill, is hurting badly as a result of Wall Street’s excesses.

Still crazy about soccer

Mooinooi resident: Everyone is suffering here. Women will start to sell their bodies and there will be an increase in pregnancy.

Mooinooi hangs tough

During the boom years Mooinooi in the North West was a thriving mining town, but now with the recession, it is dying on its feet.

In Mooinooi, between Rustenburg and Brits in the North West province, retailers say business is down by 40%. Mooinooi, a one-employer town, where many workers have a single skill, is hurting badly as a result of Wall Street’s excesses. Lloyd Gedye and photographer Lisa Skinner went north to see for themselves

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Mining in Mooinooi



The Mail & Guardian's Lloyd Gedye and Lisa Skinner travelled to Mooinooi in the North West Province to speak to platinum miners who lost their jobs.
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