Kimberley 11/01/2018: An expert overview of the current situation with the Flamingos and Kamfers Dam by Mark D. Anderson, Chief Executive Officer, BirdLife South Africa Many people will know that Lesser Flamingos bred, during four consecutive years (about a decade ...
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Striking miners at Kimberley Ekapa Mining Joint Venture, in the Northern Cape, say they will only return to the surface once their demands have been met. Workers embarked on an underground strike since Friday demanding salary increases and better working ...
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Spokesman for Sol Plaatje Municipality, Sello Matsie, added that no permission or authorisation was granted to use the treated effluent from the Homevale Waste Water Treatment Works (WWTW). “An agreement with servitude farmers is pending. It is our understanding that ...
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While informal mining operations continue in parts of Kimberley and surrounding areas, the illegal miners have been given until early next month to justify why they should be legally entitled to prospect and work on vacant land known to contain ...
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In a letter to the DFA, Damons accused De Beers and other major mining companies of exploiting the people of Kimberley for more than a century, saying that despite claims of attempting to rejuvenate the local economy, these “mining giants’ were ...
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“These are people with families and children to feed,” Lucky Seekoei said on Friday. “Many are struggling with the cost of living and simply cannot survive on social grants been here,” he added. “To date, only the DMR, Economic Affairs ...
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Petra and Ekapa Mining (Pty) Ltd (“Ekapa Mining”) have entered into a joint venture agreement, which combines the respective operations, owned and operated by the joint venture partners in the Kimberley area, into an unincorporated joint venture named the Kimberley ...
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The union said the “deal” in question could leave the future of about 600 workers “hanging in the limbo”. The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) says it will embark on a protest march against De Beers next week to force ...
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