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MCEJO outside the Pietermaritzburg Supreme Court photo by Rob Symons The application brought by The Global Environment Trust GET and members of Mfolozi Community Environmental Justice Organization MCEJO against Tendele Coal Mining PTY LTD on 24 August 2024 in the Pietermaritzburg Supreme Court has been heard Judgement to be handed down in about 3
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Last week the assassination of Mama Fikile Ntshangase who was involved in a legal dispute over the extension of a Tendele coal mine in Somkhele in KwaZulu Natal sent shockwaves through the country We at Earthlife Africa Johannesburg join the rest of the country in sending our sincere condolences to Mama Ntshangashe s family and loved ones
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somkhele tendele mine contact details Tendele Coal Mining pty Ltd on M2North 215 Contact Tendele Coal Mining pty Ltd Fill in your details below … ithendele coal mining verticales in Tendele Coal Mining Pty Ltd Our mine is located 85km north east of Richards Bay KwaZulu Natal Province The mine has a series of open pits and a coal processing …
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MEMBERS of the Mpukunyoni community took to the streets yesterday in protest against Tendele Mining Pty Ltd and its Somkhele opencast coal mine Amid a strong police presence what started as a small gathering grew to about 80 people who marched down the R618 from Somkhele to the Tendele Mining offices March conveners handed a memorandum
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May 5 2022Graphic Lisa Nelson Pretoria High Court judge Noluntu Bam has set aside a licence to Tendele Coal Mining to extend its Somkhele mine in KwaZulu Natal The judge ordered the Minister of Mineral Affairs and Energy to re open an appeal by several community organisations The judge said Tendele had breached the law on public participation
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Tendele Coal Mining Pty Ltd Place Pietermaritzburg High Court Pietermaritzburg CBD Date 9h30 sharp on 24 August 2024 Contacts Kirsten Youens Legal advisor for GET and MCEJO 0612266868 Sabelo Dladla MCEJO Second Applicant 0834647671 Sheila Berry Spokesperson for the Global Environmental Trust 082 295 7328 Post navigation
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Somkhele Anthracite Mine CER as Amicus Curiae in re Global Environmental Trust Mfolozi Community Environmental Justice Organisation and Mr Sabelo Dladla v Tendele Coal Mining Ingonyama Trust and others In October 2024 judgment was handed down in a matter where the Global Environmental Trust the Mfolozi Environmental Justice Organisation and Mr Sabelo Dladla the Applicants had applied
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The World Bank and International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings have witnessed protests in Washington and many other sites Nearly 100 protesters from community environment and youth groups joined Extinction Rebellion and the campaign outside the World Bank s Johannesburg office
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The Somkhele open cast coal mine is only 10 kilometers upstream from Mtubatuba on the Mfolozi river as well as the proposed Fuleni mine see case on the EJAtlas opposed by locals The mine operated without a water use license until August 2024 It was therefore violating national mining and water use laws during its first 8 years
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Tendele s coal mining operations have caused untolddestruction of the environment and the homes and livelihoods of the residentsof Somkhele Photographs and video footage available Over the past few months tension has been risingin the community over the proposed expansion of Tendele s operations andMCEJO s opposition to that expansion
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Tendele s coal mining operations have caused untold destruction of the environment and the homes and livelihoods of the residents of Somkhele Photographs and video footage available Over the past few months tension has been rising in the community over the proposed expansion of Tendele s operations and MCEJO s opposition to that expansion
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Tendele Coal Mining Pty Nov 2024 Jul 2024 7 years 9 months Somkhele Kwa Zulu Natal South Africa Responsible for the geology department functions as it complements the Mine s production processes Resource Geologist Anglo American Oct 2024 Nov 2024 6 years 2 months Witbank Area South Africa
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All photos in the following albums are available for download For photographic enquiries please contact Rob Symons 082 495 6249 Tendele Mine/Somkhele https ///s/aHsmhio5Kh Tendele/Somkhele Court Case https ///s/aHsmrq93qg Here are some useful links The Truth about Tendele Mine throws Lie Line https ///p768Un HN
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Interdict application to halt operations at the Somkhele coal mine thrown out with costs First published by GroundUp A high court bid to close down Somkhele coal mine on the border of Hlhulhuwe iMfolozi Park in KwaZulu Natal was yesterday dismissed with costs FRED KOCKOTT reports
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Feb 9 2021Photo Rob Symons The Supreme Court of Appeal in a majority decision has dismissed an appeal to close down the Somkhele Coal Mine in KZN The application was supported by hundreds of members of a neighbouring local community The court said the applicants had not produced the evidence to support their claims
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Dec 10 2020Ntshangase 63 was shot five times by a gang of six men a few weeks after refusing what she alleged was a $20 000 bribe by the Tendele coal mine in the KwaZulu Natal town of Somkhele She would not withdraw court challenges to the project saying I refused to sign I cannot sell out my people And if need be I will die for my people
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May 6 2022the award of a controversial licence to tendele coal mining to extend the activities of its somkhele mine in the mtubatuba district of kwazulu natal has been set reports the fws said spacex s growth in the boca chica area has had a negative impact on endangered shorebird paves the way for hlophe s may …
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Oct 7 2021A court application has been brought by the Mfolozi Community Environmental Justice Organisation MCEJO and it four co applicants GET MACUA SAHRDN and ActionAid SA against the decision made in 2024 by the Minister of Mineral Resources granting Tendele Coal Mining Pty Ltd a new mining right in Somkhele an area falling between Mtubatuba and Hluhluwe iMfolozi
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Tendele has therefore not been in full compliance with all national legislation governing mining including the use of water Instead you were in direct contravention of those laws for the first 7 years Tendele Coal Mine Must Close Secondly you say that you have created jobs and invested in development in the community
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Nov 11 20222022 11 11 Gaddafi Zulu IN a secret ballot organised by the traditional council and overseen by the SAPS two communities in Somkhele outside Mtubatuba voted overwhelmingly in favour of Tendele Coal Mine continuing its operations The mine s business development manager Nathi Kunene said the vote on 30 October comes after the 4 May
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Somkhele Petmin s Somkhele mine 85km northwest of Richards Bay in KwaZulu Natal is operated by its 80% owned subsidiary Tendele Coal Mining with 20% held by a trust for the benefit of the local community and employees It is South Africa s largest producer of high quality metallurgical anthracite
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May 5 2022Pretoria High Court Acting Judge Noluntu Bam has set aside a licence to Tendele Coal Mining to extend its Somkhele mine in KwaZulu Natal The judge ordered the Minister of Mineral
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The Somkhele coal mine is situated on the border of Hluhluwe iMfolozi Game Park Photo Rob Symons Youens said over the past two years Tendele s management briefs and open letters to staff and directly affected communities had pinned the blame for potential loss of jobs contracts and tax revenue on those families in Ophondweni and Emalahleni that had repeatedly declined offers of
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Tendele Coal Mine Mining Company in Mtubatuba KwaZulu Natal out of 5 stars Closed Now Community See All 4 795 people like this
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The Tendele Coal is a coal mining operation in South Africa principally known for its Somkhele Coal Mine in KwaZulu Natal province [1] [2] The open cast coal mine was first opened in 2024 [3] and largely produces metallurgical coal that is exported out of Richards Bay [4]
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Alongside its core work providing a platform for Human Rights advocates the Resource Centre runs several focused programme areas and regularly releases briefings and reports on areas of particular interest
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Already 400 employees at Somkhele have been retrenched after Tendele Coal cut production to 47% of capacity in September It was running out of resources Were it to remain open around 1 600 direct jobs would be preserved thousands of other jobs held through local businesses providing services to the mine would also be saved
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May 16 2022Coal miner Tendele Coal Mining reports that the Pretoria High Court on May 4 sent the miner s application for an extended mining right and environmental management programme EMPr for its
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Feb 11 2021Tendele Mining which is 80% owned by diversified miner Petmin has operated the Somkhele mine since 2024 With the coal mine s resources almost depleted the company announced plans to extend the resource to keep its doors open
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Tendele Coal Mining is the owner of the Somkhele anthracite mine in KwaZulu Natal with annual production of approximately Mt of anthracite and 350 000 t of energy coal from rewashed discard Tendele is currently 100% owned by Petmin
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