. Challenges encountered by the Mine o High expectations of communities from the section 21 companies (Matimatjatji and Mampudima) as a result of using the Royal Bafokeng as a bench-mark. According to the Articles of Association the mandate of these two companies is to carry out the social and economic upliftment and development of the seven communities. o Lack of capacity in section 21 companies and Community Development Companies. o Conflict between different groupings in the communities resulting in difficulties to identify the legitimate community representatives. o Low literacy levels and lack of skilled people for critical positions. o Mine is regarded as the only place of employment. o Communities lacking understanding of the relationship between the Social and Labour Plans (SLP), Mining Charter and Integrated Development Plans (IDPs). o Lack of health and social amenities in the communities.