Women and mine closure: A case study of policy in South Africa

Sesele, Kentse; Marais, Lochner; Rooyen, Deidré van

doi:10.1016/j.resourpol.2021.102059

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“…The crime patterns we identified are also related to government and mining company unwillingness to think carefully about mine decline and closure (Sesele et al, 2021a). Growing the mining economy was at the heart of the original White Paper on minerals and mining.…”

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“…Several case studies have been performed worldwide (Haney & Shkaratan, 2003; McDonald et al, 2012; Van Assche et al, 2021a). Research has also been carried out on cross‐cutting issues such as the gender implications of mine closure (Sesele et al, 2021a, 2021b) and mining companies' transparency on the closure process (Crous et al, 2020).…”

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“…However, coal, iron ore and platinum mining buffered the declining employment trends, which meant that mine employment between 1996 and 2019 dropped only from 570,000 to 460,000 (Global Insight, 2020). Gold mining, however, suffered heavily, with gold production falling from 700,000 to 150,000 kg between 1972 and 2017 (Sesele et al, 2021a). The economic decline in the gold mining areas has had severe social and economic consequences.…”

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“…The economic decline in the gold mining areas has had severe social and economic consequences. Several case studies (Marais, 2013; Marais & De Lange, 2021; Marais et al, 2017; Sesele et al, 2021a) point to social disruption associated with mine decline, but they lack comparative and longitudinal indicators.…”

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Mine closure, social disruption, and crime in South Africa

Marais

Ndaguba

Mmbadi

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Geographical Journal

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The international literature links mining booms with social disruption. The rapid economic and population growth that mining brings increases urban crime and social problems. But insufficient attention has been paid to the reverse situation: the social disruption that can accompany the closure of a mine. We compare crime statistics for four categories of small city, known in South Africa as “intermediate city municipalities,” from 2009 to 2018. Contrary to the findings of international studies, we find that those where mining was in decline had some of the highest crime rates, particularly in the category of sexual offences, whereas those where mining was growing had the lowest. Our research shows that mine decline and closure can contribute to social disruption. We argue that South African government policy has exacerbated this problem in the context of mine decline and that several dependencies created by mining further contribute to the problem. We challenge the assumption that fast population growth and an increase in the male population are prerequisites for social disruption. Our paper suggests the need for modifications to social disruption theory.

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Mine closure, social disruption, and crime in South Africa

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“…The survival of humankind is closely linked to the employment opportunities available in the public or private sectors. This may explain why internal labour law, through various bodies, provides employment equity to avoid discrimination at work and present equal employment opportunities for everyone (Sesele, Marais & van Rooyen, 2021). However, employment inequality is exacerbated by past experiences, including colonisation, which transcended into the post-colonial era for most countries.…”

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Investigating the Implementation of the Affirmative Act as a Tool for Equal Employment Opportunities of a Selected Government Ministry in Namibia From 2016 to 2021

Shaalukeni¹,

Hakweenda²

2023

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Motivation for the study: It has been observed that when affirmative action issues are not addressed then they impact service delivery. Secondly, there appears to be fewer studies in the area of affirmative action, particularly in the Namibian Government, especially in relation to affirmative action, particularly in the Directorate of General Services (DGS) head office in the Khomas region. Research approach: The study adopted a qualitative research approach with a case study research design. The data were collected through interviews and thematically analysed. Main results: Affirmative action is defined as measures premeditated in disregarding unlawful discrimination among employees. In investigating how the implementation of the Affirmative Action Policy is in performing, it was found out that the Affirmative Action Policy is only operational to a very limited extent. On assessing factors that hinder effective implementation of affirmative action, the study results show that lack of a monitoring policy, lack of training, lack of leadership interest, public perceptions and workplace discrimination contribute to the lack of the full realisation of affirmative practices in the DGS. In establishing measures that were put in place to implement and/or promote the Affirmative Action policy in DGS it was found that there were no attempts towards implementing affirmative action remedies. The study recommends mentoring and coaching programmes, initiating supervisory or monitoring boards, and conducting training and development programmes on affirmative action as essential strategies to promote ethical affirmative action practices. KEYWORDS: Affirmative action, effectiveness, employment opportunities, discrimination.

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