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The killing of Somkhele environmental activist Fikile Ntshangase: A joint statement
A joint statement by several human rights and environmental organizations condemning the murder of Fikile Ntshangase, a leader in the Mfolozi Community Environmental Justice Organisation (MCEJO) who opposed the expansion of a Tendele Coal Mining (Pty) Ltd mine in KwaZulu-Natal.
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Document type: Statement
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA SCA CASE NO: 1105/2019 KZP CASE NO: 11488/17P In the matter between: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST First Appellant (1st Applicant in the court a quo) MFOLOZI COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ORGANISATION (2nd Applicant in the court a quo) SABELO DUMISANI DLADLA Third Appellant (3rd Applicant in the court a quo) and TENDELE COAL MINING (PTY) LTD First Respondent (1st Respondent in the court a quo) MINISTER OF MINERALS AND ENERGY Second Respondent (2 nd Respondent in the court a quo) MEC: DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOURISM AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS Third Respondent (3rd Respondent in the court a quo) MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS Fourth Respondent (4th Respondent in the court a quo) MTUBATUBA MUNICIPALITY Fifth Respondent (5th Respondent in the court a quo) HLABISA MUNICIPALITY Sixth Respondent (6th Respondent in the court a quo) INGONYAMA TRUST Seventh Respondent (7th Respondent in the court a quo) EZEMVELO KZN WILDLIFE Eighth Respondent (8th Respondent in the court a quo) AMAFA EKWAZULU-NATAL HERITAGE COUNCIL Ninth Respondent (9th Respondent in the court a quo) CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS Amicus Curiae
This document consists of a practice note and heads of argument filed by Tendele Coal Mining (Pty) Ltd in the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa. Tendele is responding to an appeal by the Global Environmental Trust and others who seek an interdict to close the Somkhele Coal Mine, alleging that the mine operates without necessary environmental, land use, waste management, and heritage authorizations.
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Document type: Briefing