At the SATI Offices, South Gate Industrial Park at 15h00 on the 22nd of August 2007
Attending the meeting:
Ted Holbrook (Athlone Park)
David Labuschagne (Amanzimtoti Civic Association)
Mark Holbrook
Caleb Gule (Makhanya Traditional Council)
Walter Makhanya (Makhanya Traditional Council)
Emil von Maltitz (Water for Africa)
The focus group meeting between the Upper South Coast Anti-Toll Alliance (USCATA) and Emil von Maltitz, representative for Water for Africa, began with the representatives of USCATA indicating that there is very little information regarding the proposed N2 toll-road that has been given out by SANRAL. A discussion ensued over the process by which the Environmental Impact Assessment is being conducted. [Read more…]
Posted on August 22nd, 2007 by admin
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21 August 2007
To whom it may concern
Objection to Amendment Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Bill ( section 4 of Act 28 of 2002)
Please note the extreme concern, and objection, with which Sustaining the Wild Coast (SWC) view the following amendment to section 4 of the Mineral Petroleum and Resources Development Amendment Bill (B10 -2007) namely;
“3) the provisions of the National Environment Act, 1998 (Act No 107 of 1998) relating to environmental authorizations and any other related matters, shall not apply to activities of holders regulated in terms of this act.”
SWC objection is based upon the following: [Read more…]
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RE: Environment minister may lose power.
Please note the alarming report about proposed amendments to Environmental regulations which could have serious repercussions for the Wild Coast as well as the South African environment as a whole, as reported in the Mercury article below.
Actions you can take on this matter:
SWC call upon anyone with an interest in the matter to respond in all urgency
(no later than 22 August) and call for a revision on the bill and amendment, and a process of due public consultation before adoption, by sending objections to the amendment to the following:
d.zoekop@lando.co.za
mariette@acmegraphics.co.za
If you would like an e- copy of the bill, please contact:
Val Payn
SWC communications
Box 44
Harding
Tel 082 4416961
valpayn@gmail.com
Posted on August 21st, 2007 by admin
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Dear Editor
Nomangesi Malunga, chairman of Xolco’s, concerns about people along the Wild Coast having a right to decent jobs and a basic standard of living are highly commendable. However, it would do well for Directors of Xolco to take a hard streetwise look at the supposed benefits Australian exploration mining company MRC will deliver to Wild Coast communities, least they end up manipulated into an exploitative deal that will not deliver on all it promises. For MRC publicity blurbs do not entirely line up with information on MRC’s Xolobeni website, nor with information revealed during close questioning in the public participation process. [Read more…]
Posted on June 28th, 2007 by admin
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A letter sent to various goverment departments expressing reservations about the objectivity of terminology used in public participation meetings re mining, that I attended. ( Val Payn)
[Read more…]
Posted on June 27th, 2007 by admin
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GCS/ Mazizi Msutu
ADDITIONAL CONCERNS RAISED RE DSR/ XOLOBENI MINING’
Dear Ayanda/ Trudy
Please could you table these additional concerns of Sustaining the Wild Coast for the DSR
In no particular order of importance.
That:-
- under the current ‘climate’ and circumstances of tension and mistrust along WC it is impossible for anyone to come to an informed and objective opinion of what is best for the region, let alone for affected communties to do so.
The Sunday Independent. Letters: May 27, 2007 Edition 1
Congratulations on an excellent, balanced article and editorial on the Wild Coast.
I hope all South Africans will rally in support of the local communities to prevent this quite spectacular and unique coastline being mined - by anyone, never mind an Australian company! [Read more…]
Posted on May 27th, 2007 by admin
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