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South Africa: New Push for Coal Mine On Kruger National Park Boundary Raises Alarm
Daily Maverick, 23 October 2023
An obscure mining company has revived a rejected proposal under a new name - and Kruger management says it has been kept in the dark about an environmental impact assessment that… Read more »
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South Africa: Obscure Company Targets Coal Mining Project On Kruger Park Doorstep
Daily Maverick, 25 June 2019
A little-known company called Manzolwandle Investments wants to start coal mining operations on the doorstep of the Kruger Park's southern border, near Komatipoort. It has already… Read more »
Alarm Over Coal Mine Outside Famous South African Game Park
A controversial plan to mine coal on the southern boundary of the Kruger National Park has been revived, raising concerns about what this means for the country's best-known wildlife sanctuary - as well as for surrounding ecotourism lodges, the agricultural economy and scarce water resources, Daily Maverick reports.
The initial plan was launched in 2018 by a relatively unknown mining company, Manzolwandle Investments, based in the town of Emalahleni. It involves both opencast and underground mines over a massive 18,000ha swathe of land bordering the park.
The Kruger National Park is one of Africa's largest game reserves. Its high density of wild animals includes the Big 5: lions, leopards, rhinos, elephants and buffalos. It is a highly popular tourist destination with approximately 950,000 visitors annualy.
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South Africa is currently ranked eighth in the world in terms of the total amount of coal used for electricity generation. When it comes to dependency on coal power plants, South ... Read more »
An elephant and rhino on the Crocodile River, Kruger National Park (file photo).
