Prevent Coal Prospecting in Fuleni on the Boundary of the iMfolozi Wilderness Area

For almost 10 years, the Fuleni community has stood strong and united in defence of their land against numerous coal mining threats. The first onslaught was by Ibutho Coal in 2014, which Fuleni courageously defeated.  Fuleni is now being threatened by Imvukuzane Resources. On 2 February 2023, the department of…

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A message from Mama Khuluse

A message from Mama Khuluse to hundreds of guests who attended her  80th birthday in Ocilwane, Fuleni, on 30 July 2022: “Even if I turn 100, I will be ready to march or toyi toyi against any mining proposal whenever it is needed ….  With my whole heart I do not…

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URGENT – REGISTER AS AN IAP & SUBMIT COMMENTS FOR IMVUKUZANE’S PROSPECTING APPLICATION – DUE 17h00 FRIDAY 10 JUNE 2022

This is to alert you to another prospecting application by Imvukuzane Resources for coal mining in the Fuleni Reserve situated on the south-eastern boundary of the iMfolozi Wilderness Area.. This is the third time the Fuleni communities are being subjected to the stress of facing a coal mine imposed on…

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uMfolozi Municipality Spatial Development Framework: Mining at Fuleni by iBhuto Coal taken as given!

The final Spatial Development Framework for the uMfolozi Municipality has been released. The uMfolozi Municipality stretches from the southern borders of the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park to the coast. Map 18 on mining areas shows the area identified for coal mining running along the southern border of the HIP. What is especially…

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Implications of the Landmark Constitutional Court decision for mining affected communities

  Yesterday’s ConCourt decision is a hugely significant decision for communities and land owners. It means that mining companies who have obtained a mining right cannot simply go onto the land and start mining, as they could to date, even without the agreement of the land rights holder. The Court…

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PROSPECTING RIGHTS APPLICATION FOR IMVUKUZANE RESOURCES PUT ON HOLD – FULENI, KZN

Greenmined Environmental distributed a letter on 14 August, 2018 to Interested and Affected Parties.The letter states that the Basic Assessment process for the prospecting rights application at Fuleni by Imvukuzane Resources, has been put on hold. Herewith we would like to inform you, on behalf of the Applicant, that the…

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Mystery ‘coal moles’ plan to burrow on fence-line of Africa’s oldest wilderness area – Daily Maverick

By Tony Carnie There is a creature known in Zulu as the imvukuzane. It lives underground, has sharp claws and long teeth, but its face is rarely seen. It digs big holes and leaves quite a lot of mess behind on the surface. Daily Maverick picked up the scent of…

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New Mining Threat Looms – Zululand Observer

By Tamlyn Jolly Just as the dust had settled on the Fuleni communities’ successful fight against an opencast mine on their doorstep, another mining company has applied for a prospecting licence in the same area. After much protesting and hostility from the Fuleni communities, Ibutho Coal in 2016 gave up…

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Imvukuzane Resources threatens the Fuleni Reserve and the iMfolozi wilderness

  URGENT APPEAL – REGISTER NOW AS AN INTERESTED AND AFFECTED PARTY (IAP) WE NEED YOUR HELP TO STOP A DEVASTATING NEW COAL MINE ON THE BORDER OF THE HLUHLUWE-IMFOLOZI PARK Background For the second time in four years, the Fuleni community, home of the Mthethwa people for centuries, is…

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Fighting destructive mining in South Africa: help MACUA activists raise profile of “right to say No!” campaign

Mining Affected Communities in United Action started this petition to the South African Department of Mineral Resources and 3 others Mining-affected communities are repeatedly denied what is known as the right to free prior and informed consent (FPIC) when it comes to mining developments in their backyard. You can help them fight for a Right to…

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