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Resident Motlalepule Mosala, who lost her grandfather in the disaster, told the publication the mine had done nothing for them, except for paying monthly rent for a shack the family occupies.
“We don’t even know how long they will continue to pay the rent because, the last time we had a meeting, they asked for six weeks so they can find out if the dam will not cause a problem again.” “We thought let us come and see if they have started to assist affected families.” Mashatile said they were also pleased the mine did not run away from taking responsibility for the disaster. “They are here, they’ve come forward, we are engaging them,” he said.“We’re going to make sure they take full responsibility like building the houses, sorting out what has affected the residents but we as government will also play our role.
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