Chaos erupts at Xolobeni mining meeting: Video. The engagement forms part of the Mantashe’s continuous engagements with all stakeholders to find a sustainable solution and a way forward to challenges related to potential mining and economic development in the area.
Police had to fire stun grenades in a tent to disperse pro and anti-mining groups, as tensions were high in a meeting with Mineral Resources minister Gwede Mantashe.
Mantashe paid a visit to the area as two groups, one for and the other against the mining development in the area. In a previous meeting, with the Amadiba Crisis Committee (ACC) in November 2018, the ACC requested.
#Xolobeni @GwedeMantashe1 @DMR_SA Minister's meeting with Xolobeni community has collapsed. The anti-mining group collapsed the tense meeting.#eNCA pic.twitter.com/DpCuFs9f2Z
— Siphamandla Goge (@SiphamandlaGoge) January 16, 2019
And the other one below:
Shameful end to Xolobeni ‘consultation’ as community chased away with stun grenades again.
After starting very late, and sitting through speeches, 15 of our clients lined up to speak.
The 1st speaker pretended to be ACC, then dramatically said “we want mining”.
Meeting over. pic.twitter.com/qWPVEbeflE
— Johan Lorenzen (@JohanLorenzen) January 16, 2019
Source: Daily Sun
