'Behind community protests in platinum belt', 5 Aug 2015:…A new paper reveals insights into…community protests that plague the platinum belt…The paper, titled “Platinum, poverty and protests: platinum mining and community protests around Rustenburg”, was…researched by Dr Joseph Mujere…from the University of Zimbabwe…Mujere’s paper is critical of mine owners and…shareholders…“It is evident that while platinum mining has benefited mining capital and elites…the wealth has failed to trickle down to the lower classes. Yet [it] is…the workers, [and] villagers…who bear the brunt of the worst effects of mining,”…[C]ommunities lose their livelihoods and land and must cope with a polluted environment as a result of...mines...This finds expression in protests…aimed at mining companies…[and] traditional structures…[refers to Aquarius, Impala Platinum]