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Limpopo Mirror: Outrage over plan to destroy thousands of protected trees at MMSEZ site
Outrage over plan to destroy thousands of protected trees at MMSEZ site
The Musina Makhado Special Economic Zone (MMSEZ) was in the news again this past week, and once again, for all the wrong reasons. A huge public outcry followed when reports emerged that permission had been given to the developers of this controversial project to destroy thousands of protected trees.
www.limpopomirror.co.za
IOL: Urgent call for public input on coal and steel zone in Limpopo’s protected Vhembe Region
Urgent call for public input on coal and steel zone in Limpopo’s protected Vhembe Region
Residents have until November 12 to register as stakeholders in the controversial Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone (MMSEZ) approval process. Environmental groups warn of significant risks to the Vhembe Biosphere Reserve.
www.iol.co.za
Daily Maverick: Tensions rise as ‘Iron Giant’ returns to the hills of KZN’S Melmoth
‘Iron Giant’ returns to the hills of KZN’s Melmoth — tensions rise
Iron and steel giant Jindal has launched a fresh environmental impact assessment application to mine in Zululand months after it was rejected for failing to explain where it would get the vast amounts of water it needs in a water-scarce region.
www.dailymaverick.co.za
SABC: ‘New draft impact report for Tendele Coal Mine is misleading’
‘New draft impact report for Tendele Coal Mine is misleading’ - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa’s news leader.
Community, environmentalists say new draft EIA for Tendele coal mine is biased, misleading.
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Sunday World: Rural community divided over open-pit iron-ore mining in KZN
Rural community divided over open-pit iron-ore mining in KZN
A mining company owned by Mauritius-based entity Jindal Steel and Power together with a South African BBBEE partner holding a 25% stake in the project are at the centre of a storm over mining rights in a rural KwaZulu-Natal community.
The company faces opposition to developing an open-pit iron-ore mine and a processing facility in the foothills of eMakhasaneni under the Mthonjaneni local municipality.
The project was halted in 2016 following strong opposition from residents and various environmental rights organisations.
The company faces opposition to developing an open-pit iron-ore mine and a processing facility in the foothills of eMakhasaneni under the Mthonjaneni local municipality.
The project was halted in 2016 following strong opposition from residents and various environmental rights organisations.
sundayworld.co.za
Daily Maverick: Coal mining company sends bulldozers into KZN village before impact studies are finalised
Coal company sends bulldozers into KZN village before studies finalised
Residents of a village in northern KwaZulu-Natal fear being permanently removed from their homes and ancestral land as the mining company Tendele has already started laying the groundwork for three new mines — before the Environmental Impact Assessment and public consultation process have been finalised.
www.dailymaverick.co.za
Daily Maverick: UNDP moves to scrap support for ‘risky’ R165bn Limpopo heavy industry zone
Limpopo heavy industry plan on shaky ground as UN agency rethinks support
A United Nations internal watchdog unit has advised its biggest development aid agency to scrap an agreement backing the development of a R165-billion heavy industry zone in Limpopo. Citing the risk of significant reputational harm to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the agency’s New York-based Social and Environmental Compliance Unit (SECU) has recommended the immediate cancellation of an agreement signed two years ago to support the controversial Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone (MMSEZ).
www.dailymaverick.co.za