Household and grave relocation service.
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 108 of 1996 The Constitution of South Africa as the supreme law of the land, sets out the role of the public in the three spheres of government.
Chapter 10 of the Constitution provides that the basic values and principles governing public administration include encouraging public participation in policy-making and responding to public need.
Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act Sections 10(1)(b), 16(4)(b), 22(4)(b), 27(5)(b) and 39 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002 (MPRDA) require Government and the mine facilitate public participation or consultations with the community.
RELOCATION
“Relocation” is when a mine moves people away from where they are living to somewhere else proposed by the mine or preferred by the community affected. People should agree to be moved, and cannot be forced to move. If people are going to move away from the mine, it should be to an area that is safer and convenient.
Should a mining company want or wish to expand their lifespan and in doing that they encounter that they have a community to relocate, the mining company is obligated to:
- Consult with the community, offering them choices and options that are practical and economically suitable.
- Make sure the community is informed about the options and rights concerning the relocation.
- Provide the community with compensation for any losses to property.
- Help with the relocation. (E.g. provide trucks to move the community’s belongings.)
- Provide the community with residential housing, housing sites and / or agricultural land.
- Offer support after relocation (LRP) to ensure people’s livelihoods and standards of living are restored.
- Help with development within the community after relocation.
- Offer land preparation, credit facilities, training, or job opportunities.
In executing the above mentioned it requires extensive and consistence stakeholder engagement and public participation. Further than that one needs an experienced, capable and informed company to assist clients in executing the Relocation Plan successfully.
Some of the legislations that needs to be considered.
- SA Constitution
- The Bill of rights
- Mining Charter
- Minerals and Petroleum Resources Developmental Act 28 of 2002
- National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998
- National Health Act No 63 of 2003
- National Heritage Resources Act of 1999
- Human Tissue Act no 65 of 1983
- International Finance Corporation
Performance 5 of the international Finance Corporation indicates the following:
- Avoid or at least minimize displacement by exploring alternative Project designs
- Avoid forced eviction
- Anticipate and minimize adverse social and economic impacts from land acquisition through compensation for loss of assets at replacement costs and appropriate disclosure of information, consultation and informed participation of those affected
- Improve or at least restore the livelihoods of displaced persons
- Improve living conditions of physically displaced persons through provision of adequate housing with security of tenure at resettlement sites
See The Glory Consulting Enterprise offers the following Service
- Planning the Household Relocation (Mapping)
- Planning and Implementing grave relocations
- Stakeholder Management Plan
- Scoping the work that needs to be done in the Relocation Process
- RAP Studies
- Assist with the Physical Resettlement
- Developing and LRP
- Monitoring the Post Resettlement
Our Dedicated team is readily available to give you our professional and dedicated services.
