Community interests

Over 2,000 houses in Nkandabwe, Sinazongwe in Zambia are on the verge of collapse due to the effects of underground mining activity at Column Coal mine in the area. According...

African countries have some of the best laws governing the operations of multinational mining companies in remote communities in the world. But, lamentably, the laws are poorly implemented, if at...

DIVO - Villagers in central Ivory Coast are savouring a rare victory after reaching a deal with a Canadian gold mine operator following a four-year battle for compensation that at...

The Bench Marks Foundation has released ‘Waiting to inhale', a study on household health and well-being in four mine-impacted communities in Johannesburg. The communities studied were Riverlea, Diepkloof, Meadowlands and...

Liesel Kirsten, Managing Director of CanPro For South Africa’s communities to become economically active, it is essential that they have access to Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The long lamented...

Despite legislation, community members are rarely consulted by mining companies that apply for mineral rights - with many applicants mistakenly believing consultation with traditional leaders alone is sufficient, a new...

  Community concerns are totally ignored when mining companies seek government approval for development programmes for areas near their operations in South Africa, the Centre for Applied Legal Studies, based...

South African mining company, Canyon Coal, says it has updated to make its website accommodate deaf and visually impaired users, whose interests had been overlooked. Calling this development “a first”...

The Africa Mining Vision (AMV) has been sponsored by outside agencies and could become a model to allow corporations to continue looting Africa's resources. Executive director of Bench Marks Foundation,...

Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) has kicked off their centenary celebrations with a partnership between Amplats’ wholly-owned Rustenburg Platinum Mines and Baphalane Siyanda Chrome Company. The miner launched a new atomatic chrome...