Several mining communities in Limpopo march and protest demanding the re-opening of the Twickenham platinum mine, which has been closed for the past eighty years. The closure has severely affected their livelihoods and they are urging the mine authorities to take action.
Several mining communities at Moroke outside Burgersfort in Limpopo have marched and protested to demand the re-opening of the Twickenham platinum mine. The mine has been undergoing care and maintenance for the past eighty years. The mine authorities have accepted the memorandum.They say the closure of the Twickenham platinum mine has affected their livelihoods. The mine was placed under care and maintenance. Communities say they were given the hope that it would be opened after two years.
“We are not working, and we are many who are not employed. Some of us are single parents. We have children, we have no income, we are reliant on SASSA grants. We are not working, we want the mine to open.” Community leader, Nkwana Kgakishi says they have long been engaging with the mine authorities but their efforts were in vain. “We are here as the community because it’s been a long time that our mine has been closed. Our communities are starving. Our mine has been closed for too long.” A mine representative, Masala Mutangwa, has received the memorandu
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