SowetanLive reports that on Wednesday hundreds of people took part in a march to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) organised by the Greater Local Mining Communities Business Forum.  

The Forum represents more than 60 villages and townships and 3‚000 small businesses in the platinum belt in North West and Limpopo.  In a memorandum addressed to the JSE and 16 companies operating in the platinum belt‚ the Forum demanded that 80% of tenders be given to local communities; a list be provided of all companies that have benefited from mining tenders; all shafts that have been closed down be reopened; and that black suppliers operating without contracts be given contracts of at least five years.  Chairman of the Forum, Jeffrey Putu, said they had marched to the JSE because that was an institution where organisations and people went if they wanted to invest in platinum producers.  He indicated that the JSE should respond to the demands within 24 hours.

• Read this report by Mpho Sibanyoni in full at TimesLive
• See too, Marching hundreds hand over memorandum at JSE in demand of jobs, at EWN

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