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05 December 2019
Daily Maverick
Limpopo’s unlicensed artisanal miners brave police raids and falling rocks to beat poverty as the government remains indecisive about the issuing of permits.
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05 December 2019
Engineering news
The public has been given until January 31, 2020, to submit comments on the draft amendments to the Mineral Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) and the draft Mine Community Resettlement Guidelines. The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) on Thursday said the drafts had been gazetted for public comment.
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15 November 2019
Daily Maverick
The new Integrated Resource Plan commits our economy to coal for the foreseeable future — but the costs of this on South Africans are mounting. This article explores the devastating impact of a dying, immensely destructive industry on a KwaZulu-Natal rural community, and the determined battle being waged by Sabelo Dladla and others to have their rights acknowledged.
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20 November 2019
GroundUp
High Court judgment blocking proposed mining stands – but the saga isn’t over
Land rights and mining read moreThe Constitutional Court has had the final say on the approvals for a coal mine inside an Mpumalanga Protected Area and Strategic Water Source Area.
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14 November 2019
New Frame
Mining companies and some heritage consultants don’t understand the sacredness attached to ancestral remains and the meaning of land in African communities.
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13 November 2019
IOL
Prevailing conditions could collapse rural economies and decimate the country’s entire agricultural industry.
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16 October 2019
Mail & Guardian
Workers are protesting against South Africa’s destabilising energy policies: they want a just transition that doesn’t leave them jobless
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27 September 2019
Mail & Guardian
An inquiry reveals that mining houses, auditors, lawyers, the traditional authority and the North West government watched as the law was ignored
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26 September 2019
BusinessDay
Land deals that favour traditional leaders and large companies are robbing communities of their rights
Land rights and mining read moreBoris Johnson has repeatedly pledged to “liberate” GMOs. Opening Britain’s doors to GMOs will also help him do the kind of quick trade deal he wants. A Trump trade deal will trash UK food standards, pesticide regulations and environmental policy!💥#GE2019 #GTTO #TacticalVote https://twitter.com/GMWatch/status/1204369654816358400
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