High Court rules in favour of Xolobeni community in historic mining rights case

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The minister of mineral resources will have to obtain full and formal consent from the Xolobeni community prior to granting mining rights, the Pretoria High Court ordered this morning.

 

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Seen ths b4, a shabby “community consent” consultation process was done in MATATIELE & today it is in EC against the wishes of the residents

How true is that people in Xholobeni are divided into those who want and those who do not want mining

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