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Media Release – Summary of Proceedings: Tendele/Somkhele Coal Mining Case
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 2018 in the Pietermaritzburg Supreme Court has been heard. Judgement to be handed down in about 3 months PIETERMARITZBURG, SOUTH AFRICA: Our day In court: Our senior counsel,…
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Zululand Observer – Court asked to stop Tendele mine operations
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