"Mine housing: More than bricks and mortar", 15 Sept 2016

...Amnesty International’s regional director, Deprose Muchena says the point is that Lonmin committed in its 2006 social and labour plan (SLP) to build 5 500 houses for its employees, but only three show houses were built. As a result, and despite the tragic protests at Marikana prompted by complaints about pay and living conditions, 13 500 Lonmin employees continue to live in squalid conditions in shacks without electricity...[His organization] plans future research into whether other mining companies are meeting the commitments of their SLPs, as he suspects there is widespread defaulting...Lonmin’s spokesman, Happy Nkhoma, confirms the facts but says Lonmin had to change its strategy after the 2008 global financial crisis...Ironically, both Amnesty International and Lonmin are in agreement that more decent rental accommodation is needed in Rustenburg...