06/11/2026
🚨 Mogalakwena Community Shutdown: Demanding Jobs, Water, Better Roads, SLP Compliance And Accountability From Valterra Platinum Mine And Ivanplats Mine!
The Office of the Mayor, in conjunction with community leadership and the OTM, hereby issues an urgent call to action to all residents of Mogalakwena.
We are standing up to demand accountability, local employment, and fair community development from the mining sector.
The community shutdown protest marches will proceed as follows:
🔹 Protest Action 1: Valterra Platinum
• Date: Monday, 11 January 2027
• Target: Valterra Platinum
• Objective: Demanding local economic inclusion and resource equity.
🔹 Protest Action 2: Ivanplats Mokopane
• Date: Monday, 18 January 2027
• Target: Ivanplats Mine (Mokopane)
• Objective: Enforcing compliance on community upliftment agreements.
👤 LED BY:
Victor Mokonyane, Mayor of
Mogalakwena Local Municipality & OTM President.
WHY WE MARCH:
For too long, our local resources have benefited outsiders while our people face unemployment and our infrastructure suffers. It is time for our mines to invest back into the people of Mogalakwena!
Come out in your numbers. Let us stand united, disciplined, and resolute.