Poverty stalks survivors of BCL Mine�s demise

Friday, April 28, 2017

The famous General Shopping Complex is now a shadow of its former self

What happens when more than 5,000 people suddenly pack their bags and leave town due to a mine’s closure? What happens to those handfuls that remain behind? What do they do and how do they survive? Staff Writer, ONALENNA MODIKWA KELEBEILE finds out

SELEBI-PHIKWE: It is only seven months since BCL Mine closed its doors, but the situation in the communities where former workers stayed bears all the signs of an impending calamity.

A small number of people have remained in the neighbourhoods formerly occupied by BCL Mine workers and these areas have been transformed from lively spots, to houses harbouring the faces of the hopeless, the sombre and the poverty stricken.

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Poverty stalks survivors of BCL Mine�s demise

What happens when more than 5,000 people suddenly pack their bags and leave town due to a mine’s closure? What happens to those handfuls that remain behind? What do they do and how do they survive? Staff Writer, ONALENNA MODIKWA KELEBEILE finds out

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