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Submitted | first-name | support | top-concern | openletter | message |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025-12-05 07:48:54 +02:00 | Paul | No I do not | Biodiversity loss, pollution and environmental degradation | Yes I do | The proposed coal mines in the Greater Soutpansberg Coalfield deeply concern me. This fragile region holds immense ecological and cultural value, yet faces devastation from strip-mining to fuel the Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone. Such industrial expansion prioritizes short-term profit over long-term sustainability, threatening biodiversity, water security, and community livelihoods. It undermines South Africa’s commitment to conservation and climate goals, erasing opportunities for transformative growth through eco-tourism and landscape-scale preservation. Once destroyed, these ecosystems cannot be restored, leaving future generations with irreversible loss rather than shared prosperity. |
2025-12-04 19:07:41 +02:00 | Simon | No I do not | Biodiversity loss, pollution and environmental degradation | Yes I do | The Musina-Makhado SEZ and the Greater Soutpansberg coal mines are not development — they are destruction. They undermine conservation, threaten water security, harm communities, violate climate goals, and replace a unique natural heritage with a short-term, high-pollution industrial enclave. For these reasons, I strongly oppose the entire project and urge government to halt all mining and development plans in the Vhembe Biosphere Reserve, honour conservation commitments, and invest instead in sustainable, community-driven economic alternatives. |
2025-12-04 17:26:40 +02:00 | Fernando | Yes I do | Large-scale expansion of coal mining | Yes I do | Creating work for local persons |
2025-12-03 14:08:52 +02:00 | Laurence | No I do not | Biodiversity loss, pollution and environmental degradation | Yes I do | I am concerned about the loss of biodiversity and impact on pollution. It is a short-term use of a land that is sensitive. It could be more beneficial as protected natural space, encouraging tourism for years to come. |
2025-12-03 07:04:46 +02:00 | Claudette | No I do not | Biodiversity loss, pollution and environmental degradation | Yes I do | |
2025-12-01 17:05:38 +02:00 | Gerhard | No I do not | Biodiversity loss, pollution and environmental degradation | Yes I do |