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This Appeal Response Report details the legal dispute regarding the authorization of the 1050MW Colenso Coal Fired Power Station. The document lists five grounds of appeal raised by Groundwork and the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance, alleging failures to comply with the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA), EIA Regulations, and Constitutional requirements, and provides the responding statements from the Department/DMR denying these failures.

This fact sheet describes the Northern Drakensberg Collaborative (NDC), a multistakeholder partnership formalised in May 2023 to improve the stewardship of water and natural resources in the Northern Drakensberg Strategic Water Source Area. The NDC focuses on addressing water insecurity, unequal water access, food security, and climate change resilience in a region critical for water supply to multiple South African provinces.