Residents say the world’s largest open-cast platinum mine on their doorstep is killing them; mine management disagrees
She feared being moved away from the land she loved and the only home she had ever known
The Mokopane shopkeeper has laid at least 7 environmental and anti-corruption charges against the platinum mine and the state to halt the project.
An elderly woman from Mokopane is in a critical condition after being bitten by a snake she was trying to chase off with a can of insecticide.
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/ 13 November 2008
Two reports highlight the hidden vulnerability of communities around large-scale mining projects.
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/ 18 October 2004
Sectoral education and training authorities (Setas) are here to stay, Minister of Labour Membathisi Mdladlana said on Monday about the oft-criticised learning institutions. ”We are not going to scrap the Setas. On the contrary, we are going to do what we can to strengthen them,” Mdladlana said.
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Former president FW de Klerk was among a string of old National Party leaders President Thabo Mbeki blamed on Sunday for South Africa’s current problems. Mbeki said De Klerk, PW Botha, John Vorster, Andries Treurnicht and HF Verwoerd sent the police to shoot ANC cadres instead of addressing their needs.
Special Report: Elections 2004
South Africa’s youth were facing the ”triple threat” of joblessness, HIV/Aids, and crime, Democratic Alliance leader Tony Leon said at a Youth Day rally at Mokopane in Limpopo on Monday.