The Minister of Mineral Resources, Gwede Mantashe will on Thursday, 4 April 2019, visit the community of Phola/Ogies in Mpumalanga for an inspection in-loco and engage with community members. This follows concerns raised by members of the community in a meeting on Sunday, 31 March 2019, about houses cracking as a result of blasting by mines around the community.
The Minister will be joined by officials of the department.
Members of the media are invited to cover the programme which will unfold as follows:
Part A
Date: Thursday, 04 April 2019
Activity: Inspection in-loco
Time: 10h00
Venue: Meeting point - Phola Community Hall, Ogies, Mpumalanga
Part B
Activity: Community meeting
Time: 15h00
Venue: Phola Community Hall, Ogies, Mpumalanga
Members of the media are urged to confirm their attendance by Wednesday, 03 April 2019, at 16:00 at the following email Media@dmr.gov.za or call 060 550 4379
For media enquiries:
Nathi David Shabangu
Cell: 073 852 1922
Ayanda Shezi
CellL 082 308 1586
