Save our iMfolozi Wilderness Campaign – Update Jan 2018
By Rob Symons I trust all all our supporters and the Save our iMfolozi Wilderness community have had a good holiday season and are off to prosperous New Year. We have seen significant developments in our campaign through 2017 so here is a concise update of where we are. Ibutho…
50|50 Documentary – Threat to the Elephants of Thula Thula
Somkhele 9 released after intervention by GET lawyers
“You must remember that our strength always comes from struggles and hardship like this.” Yesterday, after a desperate phone call on Tuesday evening, our attorney, Kirsten Youens and advocate, Mawande Mazibuko, attended KwaMsane Magistrate’s Court for the bail hearing of 9 men who were arrested and jailed at the instance…
Tribute to Wally Menne
By Sheila Berry A week ago, on Thursday 26 October 2017, one of KZN’s most dedicated and well-known activists, Wally Menne, unexpectedly passed away. His sad death, at 66 years old, leaves a huge void. He is survived by his wife, Rose Williams, Director of Biowatch, and three sons, Adam, Robus…
The North Coast Courier – Court application against coal mine near Hluhluwe iMfolozi Park
The park is home to the largest concentration of Southern White Rhino in the world and this is a highly sensitive environmental area By Allan Troskie The High Court has been asked to put a stop to the open cast coal mine near the boundary of the Hluhluwe iMfolozi Park,…
Zululand Observer – Court asked to stop Tendele mine operations
The High Court application has been brought against Tendele Mining by two NGOs and a Somkhele resident By Tamlyn Jolly THE Global Environmental Trust (GET) has led a High Court application against Tendele Mining as well as various government entities for non-compliance. The applicants allege Tendele Mining’s Somkhele mine…
MEDIA RELEASE – High Court Application brought against Tendele Coal Mine
Evidence has come to light that Tendele’s open cast coal mine near the boundary of the Hluhluwe iMfolozi Park has been operating for 13 years without the required environmental authorisation, prompting an application to the High Court to stop operations until the mine is compliant. PIETERMARITZBURG, SOUTH AFRICA –…
UKZN seminar in honour of Mr Gednezar Dladla
On August 22, 2017 the University of KwaZulu-Natal, in Pietermaritzburg, hosted a seminar in honour of the late Mr Gednezar Dladla. The event was organised by Dr Adrian Nel of the Faculty of Geography. Present were members of Mr Dladla’s family: his widow Mamtshali Dladla, his sisters Gerlie Dladla and…
What we stand to lose if mining has it’s way!
50|50 documentary on the mining threat to Hluhluwe-iMfolozi