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KEEP PAMBAZUKA FREE AND INDEPENDENT! Pambazuka News 759: Fatal extraction: The human cost of Australia's mining empire in Africa ------------------------------ 28 January 2016 Pambazuka News is delivered free to you with the support of donations from Friends of FAHAMU. DONATE TO KEEP PAMBAZUKA FREE AND INDEPENDENT! <https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=8YRZ85FMQMZHQ> CONTENTS: 1. Features <https://us7.admin.mailchimp.com/campaigns/preview-content-html?id=1068181#F> 2. Announcements <https://us7.admin.mailchimp.com/campaigns/preview-content-html?id=1068181#cat_2> , 3. <https://us7.admin.mailchimp.com/campaigns/preview-content-html?id=1068181#cat_4> Jobs <https://us7.admin.mailchimp.com/campaigns/preview-content-html?id=1068181#cat_5> 1. Features ------------------------------ AUSSIES IN TOXIC TRAIL*Shinovene Immanuel, Ndanki Kahiurika* *cc MWS* <http://www.pambazuka.net/en/category.php/features/96451>Namibia, a mining frontier for decades, continues to struggle with mining companies which subject workers to dangerous working conditions. Among the alleged culprits are Australian multinationals. Well-established Australian companies face allegations of treating Namibian workers differently by subjecting workers to health risks which would be deemed unacceptable back home. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/96451 INSIDE DISCOVERY METALS’ TROUBLED BOTSWANA STAY*Mbongeni Mguni* *cc HZ* <http://www.pambazuka.net/en/category.php/features/96450>Discovery Metals built Boseto Mine at a cost of $175 million and Cupric Canyon bought it for $35 million. Workers put in their sweat and tears and were driven out in buses. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/96450 INTRODUCTION: ABOUT THIS PROJECT *cc DM* <http://www.pambazuka.net/en/category.php/features/96446>Fatal Extraction is an international collaboration combining corporate data and extensive field reporting to reveal deaths, injuries and community conflicts linked to Australian mining companies across Africa. Australia has more mining companies in Africa than other mining giants such as Canada and China. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/96446 MINING: A QUESTION OF TARGETS*Rob Rose* *cc AG* <http://www.pambazuka.net/en/category.php/features/96444>Mining has always been a dangerous business. But an investigation by a global group of journalists raises new questions about whether foreign-headquartered companies like Aquarius Platinum and Anvil Mining take a more laissez-faire attitude to safety at their mines in Africa than they do at home. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/96444 COMPANIES ACCUSED OF ‘TAKING ADVANTAGE OF REGULATORY WEAKNESS’ *Will Fitzgibbon* *cc AP* <http://www.pambazuka.net/en/category.php/features/96434>Investigative reporters counted more than 380 employees, subcontractors and community members in 13 countries who died in accidents or incidents linked to the companies since the beginning of 2004, including some who were shot to death. More were horribly disfigured or injured while working at Australian mines or during community protests against them. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/96434 BIGGER VISION OR NIGHTMARE?*Ntibinyane Ntibinyane* *cc NL* <http://www.pambazuka.net/en/category.php/features/96442>For years, residents of Botlhatlogo, Sehithwa and Toteng, were among the poorest in Botswana; in 2014 the government-run Statistics Botswana found that 46.2% of the district’s residents lived in abject poverty. But the 2010 advent of the first ever copper mine in their midst raised hopes that perhaps things would turn out for the better. But that hope has all but fizzled out. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/96442 THE PAINFUL PLIGHT OF A LANDLESS FARMER*Ntibinyane Ntibinyane* *cc MT* <http://www.pambazuka.net/en/category.php/features/96449>It has now become a ritual for Iue Tjitemisa, 42, to wake up every morning and look towards this abandoned mining structure in the distance and curse. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/96449 BONIKRO COMMUNITIES DISILLUSIONED BY LACK OF PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT*Selay Marius K.* <http://www.pambazuka.net/en/category.php/features/96437>The increase in gold mining activities in Côte d’Ivoire has been touted by the Ivorian government as a shot of adrenaline into the heart of national economy and the path to development of local communities where gold mines are operated. But the boom has been more of a curse for populations from the gold-rich area of Bonikro/Hiré where Newcrest, an Australian mining company, is disturbing the tranquility of locals. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/96437 PALADIN'S URANIUM WASTE ‘WARS’, MALAWI VILLAGERS UP IN ARMS *Collins Mtika* *cc FP* <http://www.pambazuka.net/en/category.php/features/96441>Communities living along the northern part of Lake Malawi in Karonga district have launched a spirited campaign to stop Uranium Miner Paladin Africa Limited from dumping ‘toxic’ waste into Lake Malawi. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/96441 NAM LUCRATIVE GROUND FOR AUSSIE SPECULATORS *Shinovene Immanuel* *cc BM* <http://www.pambazuka.net/en/category.php/features/96443>Australian companies have built a powerful reputation for using start-up firms to acquire Namibian mining licenses for a song only to sell these for millions or billions of dollars a few years later. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/96443 SHAREHOLDERS CALL IT GOLDEN PRIDE MINE; TO RESIDENTS IT’S GOLDEN SHAME *Finnigan **Wa** Simbeye* *cc TS/B* <http://www.pambazuka.net/en/category.php/features/96443>“To us this mine is a Golden Shame because after many years of operations all that we have managed to leap is environmental destruction, diseases and intensified poverty. We are left with young men who are impotent, women who are frustrated and an influx of criminals who come outside of Nzega.” http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/96445 DIRTY DIGGERS: A CITI NEWS REPORT ON MINING IN UPPER WEST REGION*Latif Mahama* <http://www.pambazuka.net/en/category.php/features/96450> Trouble is looming in villages and towns where some Australian mining companies are exploring and mining for gold in Ghana’s Upper West Region. A Citi News investigation has revealed that questionable land records are at the foundation of a rising tension between the local people and the mining companies. Also, the villagers’ view that the mining companies, including Azuma Resources, are violating their economic and religious rights to explore for gold is fueling tension tensions. In this report, Citi News’ Latif Mahama has been investigating the various issues stoking the tension between villagers and mining companies in the Upper West Region. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/96436 ------------------------------ 2. Announcements PANEL DISCUSSION: NATIONAL MECHANISMS FOR GENOCIDE AND MASS ATROCITY PREVENTION*Coordinated national strategies for confronting contemporary genocide* Panel discussion: National Mechanisms for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention Coordinated National Strategies for Confronting Contemporary Genocide DETAILS New York City Bar Association 42 West 44th Street New York, NY, 10036 Wednesday, February 3, 2016 6:00pm-8:00pm ------------------------------ 3. Jobs VACANCY: DIRECTOR/DEPUTY DIRECTOR , CENTRE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES OF AFRICAN SOCIETY (CASAS) <http://www.pambazuka.net/en/category.php/jobs/96447> CASAS is an Africa-wide Research Centre based in Cape Town which co-ordinates and develops research on pre-eminently the languages of Africa. CASAS seeks applicants for the following positions: - *DIRECTOR/DEPUTY DIRECTOR * The Director/Deputy Director should be a person with strong scientific and administrative skills, with a doctorate degree in linguistics or related field, with a focus on African languages. Good computer skills are a requirement for this position. The person should have some experience in African languages orthographical research. He/she should be able to communicate in English. For purposes of its Africa-wide work, communication skills in French or Portuguese would be an added advantage. Applications, including CVs and the names and addresses of three referees, should be addressed to: The Chairperson, Board of CASAS Trustees, P.O. Box 359, Rondebosch, 7700, Cape Town, South Africa OR e-mailed to [email protected] Applications should be received no later than 29 February 2016. RESEARCHER - SOUTHERN AFRICA (1387)Closing Date:14 February 2016 Location:Johannesburg Salary:$68,699 <http://www.pambazuka.net/en/category.php/jobs/96251> The Southern Africa Regional Office is part of the Amnesty International Secretariat, which operates from a number of sites around the world, gathers and communicates accurate and action-oriented human rights information regionally and globally. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/jobs/96421 ------------------------------ *DONATE AND SUPPORT PAMBAZUKA!* We appeal to you to make a brave decision today by donating at least five GBP (£ 5) a month to keep Pambazuka News free and independent. *Click here to make a one off donation* *Click here to donate £5.00 a month * <https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=VSSUUBVW5Y7SU> *Click here to donate £10.00 a month * <https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=H5ENFNFDL6Y9E> *Click here to donate £20.00 a month * <https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=CP3CVXXXG2GY8> *Kindly forward this appeal to family and friends to help spread the message.Thank you for your support.* ------------------------------ *Henry Makori and Tidiane Kasse Yves NiyiragiraEditors, Pambazuka News Executive Director, Fahamu* ------------------------------ *Join the Friends of Fahamu <http://pambazuka.org/en/friends.php>Websites: Fahamu.org <http://www.fahamu.org/>, Pambazuka.org <http://www.pambazuka.org/>* Pambazuka News is a publication of FAHAMU SHARE THIS EMAIL <http://us7.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=6d0f0a9936a1d73819a5250c9&id=43e21553d4&e=[UNIQID]> FOLLOW *on* TWITTER <http://twitter.com/FahamuAfrica> JOIN *on* FACEBOOK <https://www.facebook.com/FahamuAfrica> -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. 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