the-voice-memorandum-of-grievances-26.7.2018-16bf5c2554f24999.pdf

The Voice Community Representative Council, an NPO representing communities in the Dr. Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Municipality, issued a memorandum of grievances to the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) on July 26, 2018. The document accuses CER and its coalition of using environmental protection as a pretext to block the Yzermyn mining project by Atha Africa Ventures, thereby perpetuating economic and racial inequality and poverty for the local black community.

• The Voice Community Representative Council asserts that the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) and its coalition are blocking the Yzermyn project by Atha Africa Ventures under the guise of environmentalism, while actually intending to "condone the economical and racial inequality".
• The community believes the Yzermyn project is essential for creating jobs and business opportunities that the tourism and environmental sectors have failed to provide over the last century.
• The Voice claims that CER falsely represents the community's views, stating that the community of Dr. Pixley Ka Seme and Mkhondo has never met a CER employee or instructed them to act on their behalf, a position reaffirmed during a meeting on June 29, 2018.
• The memorandum alleges a double standard by CER, claiming the organization ignores an active open-cast mine operated by Mr. Malaan (Chairman of the Mabola protected Environment committee) in Loskop, which is also in a protected area, while opposing the Atha Africa project.
• The document accuses CER and its partners of racial bias and negligence, citing an incident during a June 5, 2017, WWF and CER water campaign where a driver allegedly ran over Bheki Zwane and fled the scene.
• The Voice demands that CER and its NGO coalition withdraw all court cases and tribunal objections against the Atha mine and calls for a meeting between CER, The Voice, and Atha management within seven days to find a way for mining and the environment to coexist.

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (n.d.). the-voice-memorandum-of-grievances-26.7.2018-16bf5c2554f24999.pdf. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/The-Voice-Memorandum-of-Grievances-26.7.2018.pdf?x21779

Chicago

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BibTeX

@misc{centreforenvironmentalrightsndthevoicememorandumofgrievances267201816bf5c2554f24999pdf, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{the-voice-memorandum-of-grievances-26.7.2018-16bf5c2554f24999.pdf}}, publisher = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/The-Voice-Memorandum-of-Grievances-26.7.2018.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }