The main basis for the report is an extensive review of Lonmin’s 2006 and 2013 Social and Labour Plans and corporate Sustainable Development Reports from 2005 to the present. These reviews led to a series of questions put to Lonmin over the course of two interviews with Lonmin senior executives...Lonmin has made clear that it has no intention of building the 5,500 houses promised under its 2006 SLP. The company has put forward a number of explanations for not building the houses...In several cases Lonmin has provided false or misleading information to its shareholders and stakeholders about progress on the housing situation at Marikana...The report concludes with recommendations to the [the Department of Mineral Resources], Lonmin and Lomin’s shareholders:

• Lonmin must urgently address the lack of adequate housing for mine workers through the provision of rental accommodation in line with the needs of its workforce and, in consultation with affected people and the relevant authorities, develop proposals to upgrade informal settlements on Lonmin mine license areas.

• Lonmin’s shareholders should engage with the company to ensure it develops a coherent and deliverable housing plan. Shareholders should also examine the company’s reporting and require reforms that would address the false and misleading reporting that has characterised Lonmin’s annual Sustainable Development Reports for the period 2005 to 2015.

• The Minister of Minerals should ensure the recommendation of the Farlam Commission with regard to the DMR’s enforcement of Lonmin’s SLP is taken forward, and publicly report on this. The Minister should also ensure that the DMR’s approach to enforcing SLPs and the Mining Charter is overhauled to ensure that the objectives of the Charter to redress historical disadvantage in relation to housing for mine workers are achieved