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TimesLive reports that the Minerals Council SA (MCSA) says it has recommitted itself to ensuring the Marikana massacre does not happen again.
The MCSA (previously called the Chamber of Mines) was commemorating the massacre on Tuesday, 10 years after it occurred in Marikana in August 2012. “It was a moment for deep introspection in the mining industry to ensure the underlying matters that may have contributed to the (Marikana) tragedy were addressed to avoid a repetition of the events that rapidly escalated out of control,” the MCSA said. But, it added: “There are some solutions that mining companies have within their control, but there are critical areas that are not, and these can only be addressed by government, such as delivery of municipal services, residential planning, local economic development and the provision of socioeconomic infrastructure. Moreover, the ‘procurement mafia’, which were groups of politically connected or criminal elements demanding a fee were increasingly disrupting implementation of mines’ social and labour plan (SLP) projects through violence and intimidation in order to extort concessions. “The procurement mafia use their clout to whip up community agitation and disrupt mining operations to back their demands for contracts that will benefit them. These criminal elements disrupt the development of SLP projects and give rise to the perception mining companies are doing little or nothing about honouring their commitments,” the council claimed. It said it was working closely with the security cluster to address gangs extorting mines for contracts and benefits through intimidation.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Alex Patrick at BusinessLive
- Read too, Minerals Council clamps down on ‘procurement mafia’, says SLPs are being frustrated, at Mining Weekly
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