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By Magnificent Mndebele Bank statements and financial reports obtained by amaBhungane suggest that the four former committee members tapped into the CPA’s resources in problematic ways that went beyond their purview, a view bolstered by allegations of their poor performance.
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By LARC Traditional Authority and Public Participation: The Quality of Representative and Participatory Democracy in Rural South Africa
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By Janet Bellamy and Sithembiso Gumbi The Ingonyama Trust was formed in 1994, just a day before the first democratic elections in South Africa.
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By John Yeld The department’s refusal of an environmental application for prospecting signals a shift towards more rigorous scrutiny of mining and prospecting applications to protect the region’s pristine environment.
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.customcontested.co.za/dmre-rejects-west-coast-prospecting-bid-over-lack-of-environmental-impact-planning/
By Dimitri Selibas MAKHASANENI, South Africa — In a village in the rolling hills of grassland, woodlands and scattered homesteads in South Africa’s picturesque KwaZulu-Natal province, a broil between traditional leaders and community members is playing out.
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.customcontested.co.za/south-africa-community-members-decry-traditional-leaders-power-amid-mine-plans/