Mineral wealth – ‘in the name of morafe’? Community control in South Africa's ‘Platinum Valley’

Figures & data

Table 1: Numerical distribution of interview respondents

Village	Community	Gender distribution of respondents	Total
Phokeng	RBN	Male = 9	13
		Female = 4
Luka	RBN	Male = 6	11
		Female = 5
Kanana	RBN	Male = 5	9
		Female = 4
Moruleng	Bakgatla Ba Kgafela	Male = 7	11
		Female = 4
Lesethleng	Bakgatla Ba Kgafela	Male = 6	10
		Female = 4
Total number			54

Figure 1: Map showing the study area

Table 2: Key mining investments

Bafokeng mining investments	Bakgatla investments
– 13.2% equity relationship with Impala Platinum involving 83.1 million shares, worth R19.7 billion and R11.2 billion in 2008	– Union Section: 15% in partnership with Anglo Platinum, an investment worth approximately R2.6 billion (BBK, 2009)
– Bafokeng Rasimone Platinum Mine (BRPM): a 50/50 mining joint venture with Anglo Platinum, and the new extension of BRPM	– Pilanesberg Platinum Mine: 12.15% BEE share in the mine. Bakgatla Parlingust Investment Consortium: a joint venture between Bakgatla and Parlingust Investment Consortium. Bakgatla community owns 50.1% and Parlingust owns the remaining 49.9%
– The Styldrift Project (an extension of BRPM), which has seen RBH's shares in the joint venture rise to 67% (RBH, 2011:1). These shares are held by Royal Bafokeng Platinum, a subsidiary of RBH^a	– Sedibelo Project: 100% owned by Bakgatla through Itereleng Bakgatla Minerals Resources
– Merafe Resources (29.4%), a subsidiary of Merafe Ferrochrome & Mining (Pty) Limited, which also has 20.5% participation in the Xstrata-Merafe Chrome Venture, the world's largest integrated ferrochrome producer (RBN, 2009)	– In March 2012 Bakgatla with Platmin, the Pallinghurst Investor Consortium and Industrial Development Corporation, concluded a $3.24-billion transaction to create NewCo. This project is now called the Sedibelo Platinum Mines Limited

Notes: BEE, Black Economic Empowerment. ^aRoyal Bafokeng Holdings (RBH) is the holding company for RBN investments.

Table 3: Royal Bafokeng expenditure for 2009 and budget for 2010

Budget item	RBN expenditure 2009, R1.355 billion (%)	RBN budget 2010, R800 million (%)
Sports and recreation	35	9
Education	23	24
Governance and administration	23	24
Public and community utilities	10	13
Safety and security	3	1
Health and social development	3	14
Environment and land use	2	4
Economic development	1	4
Food security	1	1
Bafokeng history and heritage	1	1

Source: RBN (2010).

Table 4: Bakgatla Baga Kgafela platinum wealth distribution priorities for 2009/10 period

Infrastructural development 2008/2009	Infrastructural development 2009/2010	Infrastructural development 2010
Waste Water Treatment Works (R11.5 million)	Administration offices: phase two	Schools upliftment programme. This projects aims at improving all the schools for the Bakgatla Ba Kgafela traditional community. The project is expected to be completed by mid 2010
Road D533 (Sefikile–Mononono) (R21 million)	Development of a public and private clinic	Health centres’ revitalisation
Administration offices: phase one (R26 million)	Development of a shopping complex	The primary objective of this programme is to ensure that all the members of the Bakgatla Ba Kgafela traditional community have access to healthcare. Members of the community will not be more than 15 km from the healthcare centre
Moruleng Stadium (R174 million)	Development of a five-star hotel at the Bakgatla Gate
	Development of Lekutung Township
	Development of a golf estate
	Development of a civic centre
	Development of an eco estate
	Development of a residential complex next to the stadium
	Development of a multi-purpose sports centre

Source: BBK (2009).

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