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There has been lot of heat around the Wild Coast Mining application in recent weeks,  the Department of Minerals & Energy have announced that they would grant mining permits despite an investigation to human rights abuses.

Guest: Phasika Nontsisa: Wild Coast Mining – Sustaining Wild Coast Campaign

Duration: 16 Min

Posted on September 8th, 2008 by Louis
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On behalf of the AmaDiba Crisis Committee (the ACC) and its members, the Grahamstown office of the Legal Resources Centre filed a Notice of Appeal with the Minister of Minerals and Energy (the Minister) on 2 September 2008. The ACC requested the Minister to suspend and then appeal the decision, signed by the Regional Manager of the Eastern Cape (the Regional Manager), to award a mining right to Transworld Energy and Mineral Resources (SA) (Pty) Ltd. (TEM) (pending the determination of its appeal and ultimately requesting the Minister to set aside the Director General’s decision to grant a mining right.). [Read more...]

Posted on September 8th, 2008 by Louis
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Conservation: Wild Coast dune mining will not be stopped – official
Feelings are running high in the unresolved saga over mining in Xolobeni, Transkei, notes E-Brief News. Thirteen years ago a strong environmental campaign saved the St Lucia dunes from being mined, but this time the Minerals and Energy Department (DME) will not be swayed by public opinion, a senior official said. [Read more...]

Posted on September 3rd, 2008 by Louis
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August 31, 2008 Edition 2

Fred Kockott

Urgent leadership intervention from the government, mining representatives and community stakeholders is required to prevent violent conflict over proposed multimillion-rand titanium mining along the northern Wild Coast. [Read more...]

Posted on September 2nd, 2008 by Louis
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August 31, 2008 Edition 1

Fred Kockott

Sonjica vs Spoor – it’s a classic showdown that has rural villagers and traditional leaders on the Wild Coast tackling the South African government for not protecting their land against mining practices which they consider exploitative and rapacious. [Read more...]

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August 31, 2008 Edition 1

Richard Compton

Sometimes, just sometimes, one is in a position of some experience, even authority, to provide a factual counter to, in this instance, the destructive politicking that appears to characterise the government’s attitude towards the debate over dune mining along a 22km stretch of the Transkei’s Wild Coast. [Read more...]

Posted on September 2nd, 2008 by Louis
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YOLANDI GROENEWALD – Aug 28 2008 06:00

Thirteen years ago a strong environmental campaign saved the St Lucia dunes from being mined. This time the Minerals and Energy Department will not be swayed by public opinion, a senior official told the Mail & Guardian this week. [Read more...]

Posted on September 2nd, 2008 by Louis
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