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Report from the peoples mining charter meeting Stay City,Berea Johannesburg

16:35 Oct 4 2016 Johannesburg,Berea

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Comrades today we, from mining affected communities , are gathered because of poverty, loss of our identity, there’s hunger and we face many challenges. The Freedom Charter was establish in 1955 were its state that we the people have to govern. This has turned out to be lies.

We say today we as the mining communities gathered here affirm our support to the (People’s Mining Charter) and in doing this we affirm our right to participate and contribute, and to enjoy economic, social, cultural and political development in which all fundamental human freedom rights can be fully realized



We were joined by comrade Augusto from (MST-brazil). Joseph Mathunjwa (President of Àmcu) Comrade Zwelinzima vavi and Dumsane from AMCU. they were all on the panel to give words of support



Mr Mathunjwa said he was very much humbled to be with to us, the organisers and all people who gathered today.
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