Summary
A decision by the Minister of Mineral Resources of South Africa to grant a request for access to information made by the Centre for Environmental Rights, overturning a previous refusal by the Deputy Information Officer.
Key insights
- Minister M.J. Zwane of Mineral Resources set aside a previous decision by the Deputy Information Officer to refuse access to specific records concerning Atha Africa and the Yzermyn Project.
- The granted request for access to information includes records of the approved financial provision made by Atha Africa under section 41 of the MPRDA, the approved Mining Work Programme (or draft) for the Atha’ Yzermyn Project, correspondence between Atha Africa and the DMR under section 14(1)(b) of the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 57 of 2003, and correspondence between the DMR, Atha Africa, the Department of Environmental Affairs, and/or the Department of Water and Sanitation regarding the Yzermyn Project.
Cite the original document
- APA
- Centre for Environmental Rights (n.d.). Scanned Document. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Decision-on-internal-appeal.pdf?x21779
- Chicago
- Centre for Environmental Rights. Scanned Document. n.d. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Decision-on-internal-appeal.pdf?x21779.
- Wikipedia
- {{cite press release |author=Centre for Environmental Rights |title=Scanned Document |url=https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Decision-on-internal-appeal.pdf?x21779 |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @misc{centreforenvironmentalrightsndscanned, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{Scanned Document}}, publisher = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Decision-on-internal-appeal.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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