Cape Town, January 2010: The Economic Justice Network, in collaboration with the Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) and supported by the Fredskorpset (FK) are convening a Public Meeting for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on unethical mining practices in Africa that have claimed lives and caused serious ecological damage, as a side event to the annual Mining Indaba in Cape Town, South Africa. The event, on Tuesday, 2 February, 2010 from 9am to 1pm at the Fountains Hotel, will be officially opened by Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane.

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The Economic Justice Network along with other civil society organizations hosted an Alternative Mining Indaba at the Fountain Hotel, in Cape Town. Rev Archbishop Ndungane gave the opening remarks and emphasized the need for socially responsible mining. Munyaradzi Makoni recalls the event in his article for Episcopal Life Church. Click here .

From 6 - 7 February 2010, Civl Society Organisations from Tanzania, Zambia and Southern Africa, including Economic Justice Network and the Norwegian Church Aid, had the opportunity to compile a document to input into the  the African Mining Partnership Meeting of African Ministers in Mining. On 7 February, 2010, the paper, on civil society's experience in mining and which proposed recommendations to redress the imbalances therein and also encouraged formulation of people centred policies was presented, by Dr Camillus Kassala on behalf of the CSO groups.