An organisation tasked with re-skilling former mine workers, people from mining and labour-sending areas, has launched an Agri-Hub in Marikana near Rustenburg in the North West, through partnership with Sibanye Stillwater, which operates in the area.
. The mandate of the Mineworkers Development Agency is to attract communities to venture into other sectors, rather than focusing only on mining.
CEO of the Mineworkers Development Agency, Tshimane Montoedi explains, “There are many projects that we are having, but this approach or partnership is the first one of its kind. Our vision is to make sure that we replicate this programme in other mining communities in other provinces. but to me it’s not gonna be difficult because we got more people willing to come to the party. But with regard to mining company, we want to leverage from social labour plan and the mining charter.
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