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Mining and tenure security legal framework is overdue for change

18 Oct 2024, 10:26

A new research report by Dr Aninka Claassens examines several pivotal South African court judgments that guide on the use and interpretation of the major laws governing mining and tenure security in the country, and the way they could and should be read together. Claassens was the founding director of the Land and Accountability Research Read more >

PRESS RELEASES

Best practice guide facilitates meaningful consultations in extractives industry

03 Oct 2024, 10:13

Corruption Watch (CW) today launches the Best Practice Guideline on Community Consultation in the South African Extractives Industry 2024 (BPG), as part of the EU-funded Rallying Efforts to Accelerate Progress in Africa Project. The guide was developed in partnership with Webber Wentzel. Many communities in South Africa remain disadvantaged and marginalised, a legacy of South Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Mining corporates must fulfil their human rights responsibilities in SA

30 Sep 2024, 15:02

By Refilwe Chulu Corporations have increasingly become a threat to human rights over the years. There are several reasons for this, such as corporate goals and targets, which can mean that human rights get overridden so that targets may be reached, harmful operational activities such as excessive use of water or damage to housing, or Read more >

PRESS RELEASES

MEDIA ADVISORY: Launch of best practice guide on community consultation in mining

27 Sep 2024, 14:19

We invite you to join Corruption Watch in launching the Best Practice Guide on Community Consultation in the South African Extractives Industry, as part of our Rallying Efforts to Accelerate Progress in Africa Project. The guide was developed in partnership with Webber Wentzel, and will be released at an in-person event and virtually on Thursday, Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

CW urges AU WGEI to step up action against corruption in mineral extraction

27 Sep 2024, 12:42

Corruption Watch has written an open letter to the AU’s Working Group on Extractive Industries, Environment and Human Rights Violations, urging it to step up action against corruption in the extractives industry. The organisation has made several recommendations which, it says, will help the working group to more efficiently fulfil its mandate. Read the letter Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Proper consultation is key to meaningful outcomes for mining-affected communities

26 Sep 2024, 11:45

South Africa’s mining industry has, for decades, bolstered the country’s economy. But the cost in human terms, particularly for communities who are affected by mining operations, is significant and often overlooked in the drive for profit and productivity. A new paper, written by mining and labour law specialist Dr. Godknows Mudimu, explores the role of Read more >

LAND AND CORRUPTION

CW’s Project Larona aims to strengthen recognition of land rights

14 Apr 2022, 14:03

Image: Alliance for Rural Democracy Project Larona [laa-ro-nah]Lefatshe la rona – a Setswana phrase meaning “Our Land” The European Union Rallying Efforts to Accelerate Progress project (EU REAP), a multi-jurisdictional initiative, commenced in July 2021. It is led by the Transparency International Secretariat and funded by the European Commission (EuropeAid). EU REAP focuses on directly Read more >

CW IN THE MEDIA

Transparency is the antidote to looting of mining communities’ benefits

30 Aug 2021, 11:03

By Mashudu MasuthaFirst published on Business Day Development in mining-affected communities is crippled by a lack of transparency in the management and administration of benefits. Communities all over Africa live on land brimming with mineral wealth but are cheated out of benefits owed to them because of opacity, exclusion and lack of accountability in the Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Mining royalties will only improve lives when they reach the proper beneficiaries

13 Aug 2021, 12:58

Corruption Watch (CW) has done extensive work in the field of mining royalties, especially in terms of benefits that should be flowing to mining-affected communities as recompense for the disruption to their lives and lands. Two CW reports set out the challenges faced not only by the communities, but also by activists and organisations working Read more >