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Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Republic of South Africa.

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Mantashe made a strong appeal to the community of Ramokoka. He said the clinic is not his clinic, not Northam's clinic, and not just the Department of Health's clinic - it is the community's clinic. He begged the community to defend and protect it and not to vandalise it.

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The Minister formally handed the clinic to the Department of Health, urging the department to staff it and resource it. He acknowledged the qualified nursing sister present and the value of specialised nursing skills including general nursing, midwifery and community health.

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Speaking about the area where Northam operates - in Moses Kotane Local Municipality - Mantashe said mines have a responsibility to develop both mining areas and labour-sending areas. He stressed that development must follow where people are affected by mining operations.

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Mantashe explained that the SLP is what gives mining a humane face. Mining is not just about digging holes & leaving holes open. When a mine builds a clinic, a school, or supports food production and livestock projects, it is providing a service and investing in people's future.

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The Minister noted that according to recent data, mining remains the most positive contributor to the fiscus through taxes, royalties and other financial contributions. He said this money becomes taxpayers' money that helps everyone.

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Mantashe reaffirmed the principle in SA law that while land may be privately owned, minerals below the surface belong to the state on behalf of all the people. Minerals are deposited by God in a particular place not only for those who live there, but for the whole country.

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Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe, today officially handed over the Ramokoka Clinic to the Department of Health and the community of Ramokoka. The clinic, built by Northam Platinum Zondereinde, is an SLP project aimed at giving mining a human face.

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Minister Gwede Mantashe with Deputy Minister Phumzile Mgcina are in Ramokokastad (North West) to handover Ramokokastad Clinic which is a Social Labour Plan Project by Northam Platinum Mine (Zondereinde)

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Deputy Minister welcomed the proposed Bojanala Men Against GBVF Action Network, saying it must serve as a platform for awareness, prevention and male leadership beyond the symposium.

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Deputy Minister Phumzile Mgcina delivered a Keynote address at the Sibanye Stillwaters ‘Building Positive Masculinity’ Symposium, in Rusternburg, NW. She said GBVF cannot be ended without the meaningful involvement of men, emphasizing respect, responsibility and accountability.

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She said laws and policies alone could not eliminate GBVF, and that harmful social norms around masculinity, aggression and control over women must be challenged in homes, workplaces and communities.

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Deputy Minister Phumzile Mgcina to deliver keynote address at Sibanye-Stillwater Men2Men symposium on gender-based violence and femicide