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Hazel Shirinda
Hazel Shirinda is an environmental scientist and activist based at the University of Venda. She does participatory development outreach with ACCEDE and SOLVE.
Is Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone sustainable? A UN team is investigating
There are questions about its sustainability and effect on the environment
UN Development Programme South Africa backs ‘dirty’ Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone
The SEZ in Limpopo’s Vhembe district will still be fuelled by a coal-fired power plant
Controversial Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone gets green light
Environmentalists are up in arms over the decision
Musina-Makhado metallurgical zone revision a back-peddle or a back door?
The environmental and social impact of the special economic zone has been reduced, but Chinese investment and loans haven’t been disclosed, job creation is uncertain, and water…
State pushes ahead with its toxic zone
The controversial Musina-Makhando initiative will pollute air and water, push climate change and produce dangerous quantities of hazardous waste
Muddying the waters in the Musina Makhado economic zone
The public participation process on the environmental impact assessment for the area’s special economic zone has been shambolic