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2026-02-04 18:22:50 +02:00
john
No I do not
Water resource depletion and contamination
Yes I do
Mining in Nature reserves should NEVER be allowed. Profit over eco-systems is a CRIME against the world.
2026-01-31 06:29:47 +02:00
Malcolm
No I do not
Biodiversity loss, pollution and environmental degradation
Yes I do
Coal mining will lead to the complete destruction and downfall of South Africa.

Please stop.
2026-01-27 13:44:08 +02:00
Bogosi
No I do not
Biodiversity loss, pollution and environmental degradation
Yes I do
2026-01-24 12:07:05 +02:00
Elaine
No I do not
Biodiversity loss, pollution and environmental degradation
Yes I do
Fossil fuels are no longer viable sources of energy and Eskom is one of the most corrupt companies in South Africa. They need to be stopped. We should also not be allowing foreign companies to dam our rivers, destroy our water supplies, kill our wildlife, destroy our natural and fragile eco-systems. The environmental degradation is catastrophic and burning coal contributes to global warming. Alternative and renewable sources of power are now available. The government should be focusing on these alternative and renewable sources of power and drastically decreasing our dependence on Eskom.
2026-01-23 19:18:43 +02:00
MG
No I do not
Biodiversity loss, pollution and environmental degradation
Yes I do
2026-01-23 06:45:54 +02:00
Claudette
No I do not
Biodiversity loss, pollution and environmental degradation
Yes I do
2026-01-14 11:40:06 +02:00
Cathy
No I do not
Biodiversity loss, pollution and environmental degradation
Yes I do
Fossil fuels are no longer viable sources of energy. The environmental degradation is catastrophic and burning coal contributes to global warming. Alternative and renewable sources of power are now available.
2026-01-13 18:42:14 +02:00
Justin
No I do not
Biodiversity loss, pollution and environmental degradation
Yes I do
2026-01-09 08:13:13 +02:00
emilio
Not fully
Water resource depletion and contamination
No I do not
2026-01-03 10:10:16 +02:00
Jolande
No I do not
Biodiversity loss, pollution and environmental degradation
No I do not
2026-01-02 09:25:12 +02:00
Johan
No I do not
Biodiversity loss, pollution and environmental degradation
Yes I do
2026-01-01 11:26:36 +02:00
Andrew
No I do not
Biodiversity loss, pollution and environmental degradation
Yes I do
2025-12-31 07:46:03 +02:00
Daria
No I do not
Water resource depletion and contamination
Yes I do
The destruction of the Greater Soutpansberg area by coal mining will not provide long term benefit to the south african population. In contrast it will only benefit a few highly connected south african politicians and the chinese goverment. The local landscape will be destroyed and the local water resources contaminated preventing the local population from sourcing water and any future sustainable ecotourism opportunities. The illegal mining happening must be stopped immediately as it gives the impression that South African laws can be ignored and legal process flouted. It is the duty of the goverment to protect the local population, their land and water resources from Chinese exploitation.
2025-12-30 22:02:08 +02:00
Willa
No I do not
Biodiversity loss, pollution and environmental degradation
Yes I do
2025-12-29 06:37:21 +02:00
Amanda
No I do not
Biodiversity loss, pollution and environmental degradation
Yes I do
The scheme to turn the wild heart of Limpopo into another Sacrifice Zone for coal and steel is extremely high-risk with grossly skewed benefits in favour of foreign and fossil fuel industry interests and will come at a terrible cost to the sensitive environment and scarce water resources, poor rural communities, local industries from farming to tourism and the emerging potential of the biodiversity economy, which are all vulnerable to the effects of highly polluting industries and the intensifying climate crisis, as well as South Africa’s ailing domestic steel industry which the MMSEZ will cannibalise, and the debt-burdened public purse given the eye-watering capital costs of developing the zone’s supporting infrastructure.