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𝗕𝗔𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜 𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗗𝗢𝗠 𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗧 𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗧 𝗭𝗔𝗠𝗔 𝗭𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗦 𝗘𝗡𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗖𝗘𝗗 The Bapedi Royal House in Sekhukhune, Limpopo, has taken steps to rehabilitate areas affected by illegal chrome mining and has brought in private security to help protect the Atok community and prevent further illegal mining. The Royal House obtained a... court order against the Department of Mineral Resources and Petroleum Resources over its failure to stop illegal chrome mining in the Atok area. The order effectively suspends the mining licence in question and empowers the Bapedi Kingdom to take steps to prevent illegal miners, commonly known as zama zamas, from operating in the area. This week alone, several illegal miners, who are alleged to be undocumented immigrants from neighbouring countries, including Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Lesotho, were arrested. Communities in Atok have raised concerns about dangerous tunnels, open trenches and damage to infrastructure. Some of the tunnels reportedly run beneath homes and primary schools, posing serious safety risks to residents. #LimpopoChronicleshow more

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#Tau14 days ago

A government that requires court order to do its work. Disappointing @GovernmentZA

🇿🇦Quantum of Solace 🐦14 days ago

Apartheid government was much better than this fucken @MYANC government...

Makgoka Lekganyane14 days ago

Ja neh…he warned .. they won’t respect us, they are going to undermine us, our sacrifices , our wars . Now they say we are fools . They Create Limpopo province in 1996, people not from Transvaal colony , against agreements , insulted in MP, when Lydenburg , Middleburg Witbank & Sabie as also our lands our people there have always been there; the found us there. they tell us we are a tribe of Limpooo that no one was is GP our ancestral lands we have been building around the 1850’s with Boers before there was South Africa & people came to Transvaal colony from the colonies & teriritoies .. Everyone insults us , they say Gauteng belongs to no one others say is theirs, but there were wars here . Let everyone show their wars.

Jazzman Manganyi14 days ago

How did the local government let something like that to happen 🤔

My pronouns are BRICS & 🇿🇦🇷🇺🇵🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿14 days ago

@GwedeMantashe1

Alpha_M040614 days ago

No one is safe here Mos, it likes Nepal 👀

CapeFlats 🇿🇦14 days ago

The United Nations will one day deploy peacekeepers to South Africa 🚩

Nicholus Maphakela14 days ago

A blind eye by the government

God Made13 days ago

Like they didn't know all along maybe they are no longer benefiting

The Peace Maker14 days ago

Kill those bastards period. The ANC government continues to abuse us

Don Julio Dlamini13 days ago

Haibo!!! Is this for real? People live in that area…this is pure mafia style…

Prince Mahlangu13 days ago

Meanwhile the tiger is out there dishing out hugs unbothered.

Mr Gimme that13 days ago

Dissapoiting government

Sonia Zwane13 days ago

How did the local police let them dig that deep without any action???

The Villager In The City 🇿🇦🇧🇼13 days ago

“Political Economy of Inefficiency”

Nne13 days ago

@PhophiRamathuba fya

Black-child13 days ago

ANC government is a criminal syndicate

Jonathan13 days ago

Where were they all along? That's a sink already.

Mantswu - Original Kaffir🌚🌑🖤13 days ago

Madness😔😔😔😔 our Govt is failing us

Ngantweni13 days ago

@LandNoli All politicians were silent when this mining took place until the community complained through social media. Those illegal miners were holding AK47s when they were mining. Now the State have to fund the rehabilitation and these politicians are at the forefront

Tumi Kekana13 days ago

This is another pandemic that is not getting attention . What is happening in the Atok/Bgf area and Bapong is horrific.

Dlamini Sakhele14 days ago

Awekho amadoda kule ndawo?

Gagarin13 days ago

The @GovernmentZA is part of this criminality

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VISUALS | The Bapedi Royal House in Sekhukhune, Limpopo, has taken steps to rehabilitate areas affected by illegal chrome mining in Atok. The Royal House has obtained a court order against the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, with the order effectively suspending the mining licence and giving the Bapedi Kingdom control over the affected mining area. Communities in Atok continue to raise concerns over dangerous tunnels, open trenches and damaged infrastructure, with some tunnels running beneath homes and primary schools. Credit: Rendani Raliphaswa

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