Promises that were never kept

Description

The Fanpan community is a group of 39 people in seven families in Steenbokpan. In 2012 they agreed to lease their land to Resgen for a railway, to be built by contractor Protech Khuthele,on the condition that the company would provide services to the community, such as a school, sanitation, water, and electricity.
However the community still lacks these services. Water is only delivered once a week, and often there is not enough and the community is forced to buy water. Water tanks were installed with a water pump for use by Protech Khuthele, but the community was only able to access overflow water and now the Protech Khuthele has been liquidated the pumps are no longer in use. The school is still not built and has no roof, and the children have to wake up at 4am to travel to school in another community. There is still no electricity or sanitation, and the community has to use pit toilets.
During 2014 Resgen formed a community forum to allow consultation on the Boikarabelo mine. I was initially the secretary of the forum, elected by the community members. 
At the end of 2014 we had disagreements with Resgen about their practices (including the labour issues explained below). Shortly after these concerns were raised, we were told by Resgen that we were no longer forum members and the forum was dissolved. We requested a formal meeting to get them to explain why the forum had been dissolved, but the meeting was refused. We were never told why the forum was dissolved.
Francina Nkosi

Marapong resident

Chairperson of the Waterberg Women Advocacy Organisation