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Mar 06, 2018· This paper investigates the socio-economic impacts and coping strategies adopted by the local community of Pilgrim's Rest in Mpumalanga following the closure of the gold mine. A questionnaire-based survey, administered through face-to-face interaction with the local community and the stakeholders, was the main instrument used to obtain the data.

Mar 25, 2019· For the past 10 years, the Socio-economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI), together with other public interest legal services, has worked with communities, social movements, individuals and other non-profit organisations to advocate for social change.

Gold mining companies are a major source of income and economic growth, with an important role in supporting sustainable socio-economic development. During 2013, gold mining companies contributed over US$171.6bn to the global economy through their .

For developing country miners, this has involved navigating one or more of the "big five" social issues below: • Involuntary resettlement. Economic and physical displacement of communities often accompanies mining projects. Resettlement is an emotional issue, with human rights a .

South Africa is no exception. The socio-economic development challenges in South Africa can be overwhelming. The good news is that corporates can work with government to face up to the challenges. Many companies are running effective Socio-Economic Development (SED) programmes in South Africa.

Jul 24 2014 A mining operation should provide socio-economic benefits to all stakeholders. In South Africa mining supports about 1.4 million direct indirect and . of the most important issues for communities located near mine sites.

South Africa's socio-economic recovery details will be thrashed out over the next two to three weeks at the National Economic Development and Labour Council. But the government's opening gambit ...

South Africa has struggled to bridge the socio-economic gap that stands between the small fraction of its population that has what can be considered a first-world standard of living and the majority of the population. Striking miners are the latest manifestation of the country's fundamental social and economic inequalities.

Analysis - Since 1994 South Africa has been unable to seriously change the national socio-economic direction in the interest of the majority of the people. The end of apartheid has helped to ...

2.1 Socio-economic contribution of marine phosphate mining 3 2.2 Socio-economic risks of marine phosphate mining on the marine environment6 2.3 Framework for a comparison of costs and benefits from seabed mining8 3/ Marine industries in South Africa's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) 10 3.1 Commercial fisheries in South Africa 10 3.1.1Western ...

Aug 16, 2012· Mining and its related industries are critical to South Africa's socio-economic development. The sector accounts for roughly one-third of the market capitalisation of the JSE, and continues to act as a magnet for foreign investment in the country.

Based on nine socio-demographic 6 dimensions of vulnerability, the (Africa Center for Strategic Studies, 2020[35]) reports that South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan and Nigeria are the most exposed, mainly due to i) poor health systems, ii) existing armed conflicts, iii) large displaced populations in refugee camps, iv ...

9 major economic issues weighing South Africa down. ... In a nutshell, Momentum Investments said that political will and faster growth is needed to escape South Africa's fiscal plight.

Mar 16, 2017· South Africa's economy is the second largest in Africa after Nigeria but with substantially better infrastructure. It boasts a relatively high GDP per capita compared with other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, but it also has extremes of wealth and poverty.

May 06, 2014· Between 1996 and 2008, South Africa's economy did grow, but at an average of 3.2%. Since the financial crisis, growth has slowed even further - in 2013 the economy grew 1.9% - .

2.3 Understanding South Africa's Mining Industry and Economic Development ..... 10 2.4 South Africa Mining industry: Contention and Ambiguity ..... 12 2.5 Mining and the livelihoods of local communities: Contribution towards socio-economic

The current turbulence in the mining industry in South Africa has its roots in several different factors. First, the fall in global demand for platinum and other minerals due to recession; second, the consequences of the Marikana disaster in destabilising labour relations; and third, the structural character of our mining industry. A great deal has been written about the first two factors, so ...

May 13, 2020· The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) has noted with concern a series of recent comments and news articles that give the impression that the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Ebrahim Patel, has underplayed the extent of the costs that Covid-19 and the lockdown will impose on the economy.

South Africa needs to wake up, work together and innovate in order to address socio-economic challenges. By William Mzimba, Chief Executive of Accenture South Africa and Chairman of Accenture Africa . We are living in an era of abundance—we have all the resources required to solve humanity's biggest challenges.

Coal mining in South Africa It was mining that gave South Africa its current shape through processes from the 1880s to 1910. Gold mining took centre stage early, both because of its importance for the British and thus global monetary system and the profits to be made. Cheap

Oct 19, 2016· Top 10 socio-economic problems in SA By Sakhekile Ngonyama, Lorraine - 19 October 2016 1 ENDANGERED MARRIAGE LEGACY: South Africans appear to have departed from the state of being a loving, caring ...

Nov 17, 2014· By Warren Beech, partner and head of mining at law firm Hogan Lovells The various challenges being faced by the South African Exploration and Mining Industry are generally summarised into 8 key challenges, namely: the global financial crisis, and the impact that this has had on global demand, regulatory and legislative uncertainty, infrastructure, ports, .

May 04, 2018· The convergence of political, economic, social and environmental dynamics is accelerating in the age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. In this new world of 'always on' technology the mining sector, like many others, needs to adapt and align with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Africa Mining Vision (AMV), placing the communities and environments in which .

countries such as South Africa or Denmark. ... understanding of the socio-economic impacts of the gold mining industry at a global, national and host community level. In doing
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