Mmamabula coal mining to trigger population growth
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
In their draft development plan for Mmamabula, physical planners say in the early stages some 1,400 workers from outside the area will be employed there, with 50 percent of them accompanied by their families.
On the basis of these assumptions the planers say some 3,500 people would come to the planning area.
The report says the majority of the workers will be housed in the mining employee village adjacent to Mmaphashalala village.
While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....