Mpumalanga provincial South African Youth Council, Sam Masango said they felt undermined.
"We are here to deliver a message to South 32, not the gate. We are not here for shopping and we don't want jobs. We want to be part of the deal," he said. This was also echoed by Nicholas Selepe a community leader from Gert Sibande region who said they also want to benefit from the minerals. "They can't be changing ownership without involving community members. The land and minerals belong to community members, which is why we need to benefit from the mines," Selepe said.
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