About 150 members from a community action group gathered outside the Sandton Convention Centre on Tuesday to picket for the rights of mining-affected communities in South Africa, as day one of the second annual Mining Lekgotla was under way. The newly formed Mining Affected Communities United in Action (Macua) were calling on government to consider the demands and interests of affected communities as it reviewed mining legislation and policy changes, such as the draft Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) Amendment Bill. It also asked that the Chamber of Mines liaise more with communities.