They want to see mine rehabilitation, proper consultation with communities on new projects, and access to services such as water and electricity.
About 100 residents from Concordia, Hondeklip Bay and small towns in the Richtersveld and Northern Cape marched through the streets of Springbok on Human Rights Day.
A settlement reached in 2007 established the Pooling and Sharing Joint Venture, with Alexkor holding a 51% interest, and the community 49% through the Richtersveld Mining Company.Marching to the Springbok sports stadium on Thursday, people chanted: “Nama land is not for sale”, “We have the right to say no”, and “We are the poor millionaires of Namaqualand”.They were joined by the activist group VVVT Namaqualand .
When asked what she meant, Friedberg explained that while the Richtersveld was rich in mineral resources, which could make them millionaires, they “can’t put hands on it”. Communities such as Richtersveld and Concordia have communal land ownership through the Transformation of Certain Rural Areas Act. ADVERTISEMENT CONTINUE READING BELOW “We want to be able to take decisions over what happens over and under our land,” the group’s memo read.
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