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TCOB: Oxfam South Africa - mining & energy reforms that improve lives of vulnerable groups

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The 2025 Alternative Mining Indaba is underway in Cape Town, from the 3rd - 6th of February 2025. For over a decade, the AMI has provided an opportunity for communities affected by mining to mobilise around demands for social justice in the extractives sector.

The Mpumalanga province is home to valuable resources including coal, gold, iron ore and chrome. The province’s mining market accounts for 83% of all coal production in South Africa.

We spoke to Isobel Frye; G20 Senior Policy Advisor at Oxfam South Africa, who are also part of the mining indaba in Cape Town
4 Feb 2025 English South Africa Business News

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