By Thapelo Molefe
The Mining Affected Communities United in Action (Macua) has accused Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Mineral and Petroleum Resources of failing in its constitutional duty of oversight.
This comes after the committee allowed the Minerals Council of South Africa to dismiss, without evidence, a damning report detailing systemic looting in the mining sector.
This happened during a committee meeting on Tuesday, where Macua’s report titled “Looted Promises: The Crumbs Economy of Mining”, was dismissed as inaccurate without any substantiation.
Macua expressed disappointment on Wednesday at what it described as Parliament’s continued failure to protect the rights of mining-affected communities.
“This is not just a slight against Macua. It is an attack on the right of mining-affected communities to document, expose, and demand redress for the systematic looting and mismanagement of resources meant for their development,” the organisation said.
It accused the council of not engaging in the facts.
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