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Double trouble: Water pipes lie around the troubled Vuwani area in Limpopo waiting to be installed. The Vhembe municipality is in financial difficulty yet has been charged with servicing Vuwani. Photo: Oupa Nkosi
AYODELE ODUSOLA

Is Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone sustainable? A UN team is investigating

There are questions about its sustainability and effect on the environment

  • Lisa Thompson
  • Hazel Shirinda
  • Meshack Mbangula
6 min read
AFRICA ECONOMIC ZONES ORGANISATION

UNDP supports special economic zones to drive sustainable development

The United Nations Development Programme is working with the Musina-Makhado SEZ to ensure everyone benefits and the planet is not harmed

  • Ayodele Odusola
7 min read
ALLUVIAL AQUIFER

MMSEZ authorities dodge every question about livelihoods threats, climate change, water scarcity and more

MMSEZ chief executive Lehlogonolo Masoga, the Limpopo Economic Development Agency and the consulting agency Enviroxcellence failed to address the concerns of people living in the…

  • Lisa Thompson
8 min read
The fate of South Africa’s controversial Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone (MMSEZ) in Limpopo is uncertain, according to activists who are celebrating China’s announcement that it will stop all international coal financing. (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS

Environmental groups welcome China’s pledge on coal

Will China’s end of coal finance be the final nail in the coffin for MMESZ?

  • Tunicia Phillips
5 min read
AFRICAN CENTRE FOR CITIZENSHIP AND DEMOCRACY

Plan to uproot 100 000 trees in Limpopo ‘sacrilege’, says baobab expert

Relocating ancient trees such as the baobab is possible but comes at a cost to its micro-habitat

  • Sheree Bega
4 min read