Women go unseen in the shadow of SA mining

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Women in mine-affected communities struggle to derive any benefit from economic activity 🔒

On the first day of every month, hundreds of women descend on the centre of the small coal-mining town of Carolina.

“It is like a parade of women. At all the ATMs they queue waiting to get their child-support grants. This tells you our state as a town,” says Bonisile Fortunate Shongwe, who runs the Carolina employment business and training centre, a non-profit organisation.A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as exclusive Financial Times articles, Morningstar financial data, and digital access to the Sunday Times and Times Select.

 

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amaBhungane ,OpenSecretsZA The underlying reasons why Women don't get opportunities in the SA Mining Industry is that the Minerals of SA is captured by the Political Elite!

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