ATM slams government over lack of infrastructure in Xolobeni
By Siyabonga Sithole | Published Apr 21, 2024
The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has slammed the government over its failure to improve the lives of the people of Xolobeni in the Eastern Cape. Over the years, the community of Xolobeni has been engaged in a fierce legal battle with the Department of Mineral Resources over mining rights. In 2019, the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, ruled that consent must be given by communities living on ancestral land before the government can give the go-ahead for mining rights.
