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2025-07-21 07:30:30 +02:00

Jonty

No I do not

Other

Yes I do

This government is looking to loot more funds and take more money from us the people that chose this corrupt government, the communistic government has been hiding behind democracy and abusing and misleading our people to feed a few elite politicians and their families and have no regard for our people.
This goes to show that only money and corruption is their main goals and not the wealth of the people and country.

2025-07-19 12:44:38 +02:00

Jenni

No I do not

Biodiversity loss, pollution and environmental degradation

Yes I do

The perpetual destruction and disregard for our biodiversity is blatant disregard for any other living being in our country in order that further corruption and money grabbing can continue unabated and unchecked.

2025-07-18 10:29:33 +02:00

Graziella

No I do not

Biodiversity loss, pollution and environmental degradation

Yes I do

We are supposed to reduce the global dipendence on coal, not to open new mines.

2025-07-18 10:18:29 +02:00

Fiona

No I do not

Biodiversity loss, pollution and environmental degradation

Yes I do

Exploitation is the name of the game. This project has begun illegally proving that not everything is above board. I also think if we do extract resources it should at least be done by a South African company. This feels a bit like robbery in the name of job creation . I’m not naive about needing resources for all the things we enjoy but a careful considerations need to be done as this is a unique area with unique biodiversity. Is the cost of pollution and destruction of habitats worth it all?
Will South Africans in the area truly benefit from this ? Or is it a pr stunt from politicians to fill their pockets ?
WWF has been involved in a huge study and about two years ago stated that about 70 per cent of the world’s biodiversity has been lost. Can we afford to loose such special area to open mines? Almost 700 000 trees to be removed in this mega project.
This is home to an array of life that will have no where else to go.

Biodiversity and the natural environment. Is linked to Co2 removal, think of the tiny krill in the Antarctic that are a keystone species so small and they remove more Co2 then previously thought. (As in more than the Amazon. )
Microbes a world we have just begun to study. Science proves over and over for humans to be able to live on earth we need healthy ecosystems. They protects us from extreme weather events , disease and a biodiverse world is a beautiful one.
Mines and maize fields simply do not move the soul.

Forests act as water pumps and bring rain inland . Removing so many trees could lead to drought in other areas. So the effect could be larger than just one localised area.
The impact of the loss of biodiversity is complex but always interconnected biodiversity directly impacts us all because it affects weather patterns globally.
There is so much to say on this. Climate change, fossil fuels, community development, tourism, conservation. I hope one day humans will be able to view nature as an entity with rights of its own.

2025-07-18 10:18:27 +02:00

Fiona

No I do not

Biodiversity loss, pollution and environmental degradation

Yes I do

Exploitation is the name of the game. This project has begun illegally proving that not everything is above board. I also think if we do extract resources it should at least be done by a South African company. This feels a bit like robbery in the name of job creation . I’m not naive about needing resources for all the things we enjoy but a careful considerations need to be done as this is a unique area with unique biodiversity. Is the cost of pollution and destruction of habitats worth it all?
Will South Africans in the area truly benefit from this ? Or is it a pr stunt from politicians to fill their pockets ?
WWF has been involved in a huge study and about two years ago stated that about 70 per cent of the world’s biodiversity has been lost. Can we afford to loose such special area to open mines? Almost 700 000 trees to be removed in this mega project.
This is home to an array of life that will have no where else to go.

Biodiversity and the natural environment. Is linked to Co2 removal, think of the tiny krill in the Antarctic that are a keystone species so small and they remove more Co2 then previously thought. (As in more than the Amazon. )
Microbes a world we have just begun to study. Science proves over and over for humans to be able to live on earth we need healthy ecosystems. They protects us from extreme weather events , disease and a biodiverse world is a beautiful one.
Mines and maize fields simply do not move the soul.

Forests act as water pumps and bring rain inland . Removing so many trees could lead to drought in other areas. So the effect could be larger than just one localised area.
The impact of the loss of biodiversity is complex but always interconnected biodiversity directly impacts us all because it affects weather patterns globally.
There is so much to say on this. Climate change, fossil fuels, community development, tourism, conservation. I hope one day humans will be able to view nature as an entity with rights of its own.