Newsletter| “How can you survey people who have already said they don’t want mining?” The Xolobeni community dismisses Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe's plan to conduct a survey on whether government should grant mining rights in the area
Tension is rising among the Xolobeni community in the wake of a protracted legal wrangle over a proposed mining bid as support for those opposed to the project grows
s many uses, including for medicinal purposes, making fish traps and traditional skirts worn during initiation. The fruit is also used to brew wine. But residents like Jula and Mafazane now live with the constant fear that the isundu will one day disappear from their land. The dispute has turned families and relatives against one another for their pro- and anti-mining support.The proposed Xolobeni Mineral Sands Project is an initiative by Transworld Energy and Mineral Resources , a subsidiary of Australian corporation Mineral Commodities.The mining activity is planned to be conducted in an area 22km long and 1.
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