Tag Archives: coal
Mining ‘could ruin wilderness’
DRAFT EIA FOR FULENI MINE RELEASED
The Draft EIA and EMP for the Fuleni Coal Mine on the boundary of the iMfolozi Wilderness area was released on 1 June 2015. Naledi Consultants have given the final date for the submission of comments as 3rd August 2015 The draft EIA documents are available for viewing and download…
IBUTHO COAL SENT PACKING FOR A SECOND TIME IN ONE WEEK - 20 May 2015
COMMUNITY OUTRAGE AT IBUTHO COAL’S EIA MEETING – 17 MAY 2015
Don’t take what belongs to us
Coal mine meeting is off!
By Tony Carnie The much-anticipated public showdown over the controversial coal mine next to Hluhluwe-Imfolozi game reserve has been called off until further notice. The meeting, originally scheduled for Monday morning at KwaMbonambi, was cancelled yesterday by public participation and environmental consultants acting for Ibutho Coal. The purpose of the…
No plan yet for home demolitions, says company
By Tony Carnie The company that aspires to mine several million tons of coal from the borderline of the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi wilderness zone has denied that identity stickers placed on the front doors of several rural homes mean that those people will definitely have to move out. Responding to concerns from…
Demolition sticker outrage
This article appeared in the Mercury on Tuesday 28 April, 2015 By Tony Carnie RURAL villagers on the boundary of Africa’s oldest wilderness area are outraged after finding “demolition stickers” on their front doors - apparently placed there by a mining company that wants to dynamite giant coal pits underneath…
GET’s Response to the Acceptance of the Final Scoping Report for Fuleni
By Sheila Berry Registered stakeholders received notification on Friday, 17 April 2015, from Lizinda Dickson of Naledi Development Restructured (Pty) Ltd that the Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (EDTEA) has accepted the amended Final Scoping Report for the Fuleni open cast coal mine on the edge of…
