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Environmental Impact Assessment Report: Nkomati Anthracite (Pty) Limited, Madadeni Opencast
Mining Project Page 47
• A request for information relating to the agreement reached with the Mawewe Community;
and
• Concerns relating to livestock fatalities.
A full public participation Process Report is attached as Attachment 2 of Appendix 4.
Table 14 are attached as Attachment 2 of Appendix 4.
In respect of ongoing and future community engagement, it is also important to note that on 10
December 2010 the mine appointed Mr Vusi Manzini from SS Facilitators and Training (Pty) Limited to
assist the mine with stakeholder management and community facilitation in so far as the mine's
operations affect the Kwalugedlane, Mawewe and Matsamo Traditional Communities. Mr Manzini is a
community member himself who was formerly the Deputy Director in the Strategic Planning and
Development Unit within the Premier's office and also in the Department of Local Government and
Housing in the Traditional Leadership Directorate. He not only has a good relationship with the
community and is able to engage well with it but also appreciates and understands the significant
difficulties of and at times, fractious community and traditional leadership sensitivities within the area.
It is hoped that his involvement will significantly improve community engagement in the future.
Going forward, the appointment of SS Facilitators and Training aims to ensure community
participation in all future activities which may potentially affect it directly or indirectly.
In this regard, we confirm that on their appointment SS Facilitators and Training was specifically
tasked to:
• Engage further with the affected chieftainships (namely the Chief, the Chief of Matsamo and the
Chief of Kwalugedlane) on various legal processes affecting the mine. All of these chieftainships
and their communities have previously been engaged by the mine (as demonstrated by the
annexes to this summary). In addition, the mine arranges monthly meetings with these
chieftainships.
• Establish proper lines of communication with stakeholders and propose structures for ease of
engagement and effective decision making.
• Establish an effective Community Forum which will comprise all relevant stake holders. A table of
the mine's stakeholder management matrix is attached as annex I. Although the Department is
listed as a stakeholder in that matrix, the mine will keep the Department updated on the progress
of establishing that forum and further, in order not to flood the Department on a monthly basis, will
submit copies of the minutes of those meetings as part of its performance assessment reporting
process. Should the Department wish for these minutes to be made available more regularly, the
mine will do so.
5 . 3 . 2 . 2 N a t i o n a l , p r o vi n c i a l a n d l o c a l g o ve r n m e n t
Authorities (relevant National and provincial authorities) were consulted by the distribution of the draft
EIA/EMP by the Department of Mineral Resources. Comments were received from the Department of
Mineral Resources and the Department of Water and Environmental Affairs and are being addressed
with the said Department. The covering letter for the directive from the DMR and the revised
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