blog




  • Essay / South Africa: land acquisition and involuntary settlement...

    New installation Each household identified a reception site to which they would like to be transferred, the seven households were relocated to seven different villages of their choice. The villages (Magake, Mongatana and Mogobadi) are respectively governed and administered by the “Kgoshi” kings (KgoshiPhasa and KgoshiMampa). (Synergy, 2013) Most rural land in South Africa is still administered by a trust held by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform on behalf of the people. Makobakoba village is under a trust governed by Kgoshi Mashabela. The mine currently does not need to use this land, but due to mining activities, residents of Makobakoba have raised concerns and issues related to cracks, snakes and seismic activity, causing a uncertainty and unease about the structural integrity of their buildings. This then resulted in relocation. Given that some households will be moving away from their current agricultural land, the client has agreed to contribute to the costs of alternative arable agricultural land at the resettlement host sites (in the form of payments for occupation authorization) , but these are households. duty to find suitable alternative agricultural land. In the new settlements, because the Makobakoba community does not move to the same village as one group, i.e. others move to the villages of Mongatana, Seokodibeng and Magobading, there are great freedom from the social fabric and kinship. » “The dismantled social networks that once mobilized people to act around common interests and meet their most pressing needs are difficult to rebuild. This loss is greater in projects that relocate families in a dispersed manner, severing their priority ties with neighbors, ra...... middle of paper ...... and general poor management. Retrieved May 22, 2014 from Ghettoverit: www.ghettoverit.wordpress.comStanley, J. (March 11, 2009). Development-induced displacement and resettlement. Retrieved May 18, 2014 from Development-Induced Displacement and Resettlement: www.forcedmigration.orgSynergy. (July 19, 2013). Resettlement Action Plan developed for Anglo American Platinum, Twickenham mine. Retrieved April 20, 2014 from Anglo American Platinum: www.angloamerican.comT.E Downing, J.M. (2002). Indigenous peoples and mining encounters: strategies and tactics. International Institute for Environment and Development-World Business Council for Sustainable Development, 3.Terminski, B. (June 7, 2013). DISPLACEMENT AND RESETTLEMENT CAUSED BY MINING. Retrieved May 12, 2014 from MINING-INDUCED DISPSOCIAL PROBLEM AND HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES (A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE): www.refugeeresearch.net