Council says criminal elements disrupt projects, creating the perception that mining companies are not honouring their commitments
Council says criminal elements disrupt projects, creating the perception that mining companies are not honouring their post-Marikana commitmentsStriking miners armed with weapons in Marikana, North West, are fired on by police with assault rifles in this file photo from August 2012. Picture: ALON SKUY
The council was commemorating the massacre on Tuesday, 10 years after it occurred in Marikana in August 2012. “High youth unemployment and poverty are at a crisis level across the country, and we all need to work together to confront these challenges.” “Another sea change has been the higher levels of local employment of South Africans on mines, increasing the flow of financial benefit from mines into communities and the domestic economy.”
“However, sometimes prevailing socioeconomic conditions and party politics overtake the good intent of SLPs, with ideology, positioning for benefit and point-scoring complicating the process. Communities are not homogeneous and easily fracture into interest groups with competing demands to secure direct benefits from projects.”
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