Xolobeni Mine Sands Project
latest news & developments
Xolobeni mining ruling compromises the state
‘Community consent’ is now required for mining but in practice this further benefits elite interests
Looking the Brulpadda in the mouth
It will be years before the fuel produced there can be used — and it will come at a massive environmental cost
Mine standoff is a licence to rethink laws
Government needs to respect the court ruling and the Xolobeni residents’ resistance to mining
High Court rules in favour of Xolobeni community in historic mining rights case
The Amadiba Crisis Committee launched a court battle against the department of mineral resources and TEM over mining rights earlier this year
It’s not just Xolobeni: What the Australian mining company did in the Western Cape
A new report by Oxfam reveals the company’s poor track record in a South African community
‘Mining will remove the intestines of our land’
This week the Mail & Guardian is proud to publish a story that is a continuation of a specialised reporting genre, focusing exclusively on the land