Tshivhase Royal Council in Limpopo has denied giving its blessings to mining activities that overlap into sacred, heritage and biodiversity-rich sites on its land. The matter has caused hostility among the vhaVenda
Department of mineral resources and energy confirms that miner received written consent, but royal family emphatically denies this
A video of Thovhele Tshivhase, a senior leader of the Tshivhase dynasty, has also been circulated on social media in which he appears to be addressing a meeting on the mining opportunities and how mining prospecting works. In response he wrote: “The Tshivhase Royal Council is currently engaging all stakeholders, including the affected communities and Mammba Metal Group. The engagement will take place within 14 days and we will revert [to you].”Mammba Metal’s owner, Ernest Mammba, insisted that the traditional leadership in Venda supported the mining project.
“We will look at the advantages and disadvantages of the mine and, based on that, the royal council will make a decision. For now, there is no decision,” Muelekanyi Tshivhase said.The department confirmed that the Mammba group was “issued with a prospecting right on August 1 2018 … the right is valid for five years ending July 31 2023.
Covered in a blanket of lush greenery and shrubs flowing right into the water, the picturesque area could be seen from Tshidzivhe village, about 30km west of Thohoyandou. Viewed over the Vondo Dam from the other side of the Soutpansberg mountain range, you can see the rolling green Tshivhase tea planation.
“We strongly believe that the mist that comes from Lake Fundudzi goes up into the sky and gets softly blown towards the Thathe Vondo forest where it then forms the legendary rain that spreads to many areas. Who would really want to mess up all that?” “Our area is rich in crop production ... let’s leave the underground [minerals] alone and make what comes out to the surface our livelihood.”“From my perspective as an ecologist and traditional leader, I can speak from an informed point of view … what concerns us is the environmental impact that the mining operation is likely to have in the area, especially if you look at the sacred forest of Thathe Vondo and the water springs.
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