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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May 03 2023
Anger at mining project
By Zama Ngcoya Melmoth residents fear their livelihoods may be threatened by iron ore mining which is expected to take place there.
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Oct 24 2022
Local communities are guaranteed to be heard in licensing of oil and gas activities
By Phindile Masangane SA has vast oil and gas potential, which can restore energy security, catalyse economic growth and create and sustain a significant number of jobs.
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Oct 24 2022
Why public consultation is the Achilles heel of SA’s fossil fuel ambitions
By Lisa Steyn It was not so long ago that an oil or gas discovery was a reason to rejoice for all the economic benefits it would bring to a country. It’s since become a matter of fierce contestation between those in favour of fossil fuel development and those concerned with the potential impact on …
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Jul 05 2022
Fear, loathing and extortion on the eastern limb of South Africa’s platinum belt
By Ed Stoddard A withering state, monstrous potholes, audacious gangsters, hijacked dump trucks, proliferating “business forums” and traditional councils reduced to unseemly beggar status – these are among the elements mining companies have to contend with on the eastern limb of South Africa’s platinum belt, straddling Limpopo and Mpumalanga. Labour tensions have cooled in the decade …
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