Fikile Ntshangase opposed a mine extension. Last night she was murdered: Violence on border of iMfolozi-Hluhluwe Game Park linked to fears of mass retrenchments Source: GroundUp News. Court order has big implications for land expropriation: Municipality must return land to 84-year-old pensioner because it didn’t obtain his consent, suggesting that parts of the Expropriation Act are unconstitutional Source: GroundUp News. These domestic workers lost their jobs during lockdown. Now they … [Read more...] about Fikile Ntshangase opposed a mine extension. Last night she was murdered – News from GroundUp
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Mounting pressure on families holding out against coal mine expansion – News from GroundUp
Mounting pressure on families holding out against coal mine expansion: “We know that if we are not here, our house will be burnt down” Source: GroundUp News. Homeless protesters disrupt Khayelitsha Magistrate’s Court: If the City of Cape Town can demolish shacks during the lockdown, what is stopping us from evicting tenants? asks backyarder’s landlord Source: GroundUp News. Covid-19: Bank accused of freezing asylum seekers’ accounts during lockdown: Refugees can’t renew permits because … [Read more...] about Mounting pressure on families holding out against coal mine expansion – News from GroundUp
PE in the news: Ownership of natural resources key issue in Schoenies mine plan
Ownership of natural resources key issue in Schoenies mine plan: The furore over the proposed sand mine at Schoenmakerskop in Port Elizabeth has raised fundamental questions around the ownership of natural resources, the Wildlife and Environment Society (Wessa) said yesterday. The society’s Algoa Bay branch chairwoman ... Source: "Port Elizabeth" - BingNews. 'Black Boks' skipper dies at 71: Former "African" Springbok captain Welile James "Bomza" Nkohla died in Livingstone Hospital, Port … [Read more...] about PE in the news: Ownership of natural resources key issue in Schoenies mine plan
Indwe’s R200 Million quarry aggregate mine
Development financier, the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) says it has spent some R736 000 prepping up for operations a R200 million quarry aggregate mine in Indwe some 120 kilometres outside Queenstown in the Eastern Cape. "ECDC is very pleased with this mining investment and considering it has a lifespan of 30 years, it is ripe for private and public sector investment opportunities as well as additional off-take agreements. For its part ECDC committed R736,000 in the preparation … [Read more...] about Indwe’s R200 Million quarry aggregate mine
