Other recommendations made by the BMF include:

The SA Local Government Association should engage with Amplats about integrating its housing and economic development initiatives with local government’s Integrated Development Planning.

Government should ensure there are budgets and compliance for water and sanitation provision to communities.

Violators and water polluters should be brought to book.

The SA Human Rights Commission should convene an urgent meeting with other Chapter 9 institutions to discuss key findings and recommendations of the report and their role in promoting them.

The public protector should back civil society groups to ensure the department “does not permit a tick box approach” to compliance by mining companies.