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Posts Tagged ‘Coal of Africa Limited’
Green living, Nature, Pollution, Science & Technology, Videos & Documentaries, Wildlife & Flora, Oct 22nd, 2011,
Abraham Ramonwana, head guide at Tuli Safari Lodge says: “if a mine develops in South Africa, it’s also going to affect Botswana and Zimbabwe”. The authorisation given to an Australian company called Coal of Africa Limited (CoAL) to construct an open-cast coal mine, called the Vele Colliery, just outside of the boundaries of the Mapungubwe National Park will affect this fragile natural harmony. To Abraham, “mining and industry is a short term plan, tourism is a long-term plan.” Abraham, like many others, believes that the Mapungubwe region should be preserved and protected from the impacts of infrastructural development, and allowed…
Tags: Abraham Ramonwana, coal, coal mining, Coal of Africa Limited, manungubwe, Pollution, South Africa
Conservation, Green living, Nature, Videos & Documentaries, Wildlife & Flora, Oct 3rd, 2011,
Vanessa Bristow is well acquainted with the traces that ancient life has left behind, and feels that at Mapungubwe there is a sense of “enormous history”, and evidence of how time has “carved its way” through the landscape. However, the recent announcement that authorisation has been given to an Australian company called Coal of Africa Limited (CoAL) to construct an open-cast mine just outside of the boundaries of this conservation area will affect this fragile natural harmony. To Bristow, without these pristine wilderness areas, “the world would be a much sadder place.” Mining will Destroy Life’s Balance from Green Renaissance…
Tags: coal mining, Coal of Africa Limited, Mapungubwe, mining, Vanessa Bristow
Conservation, Green living, Nature, Pollution, Videos & Documentaries, Wildlife & Flora, Sep 22nd, 2011,
Vele “Christopher” Neluvhalani is a retired public servant and writer, who believes that people have always been connected to the earth, visible by the traces they leave behind, like the ancient rock art on the sandstone outcrops in the Mapungubwe National Park. However, the recent announcement that authorisation has been given to an Australian mining company called Coal of Africa Limited (CoAL) to construct an open-cast mine just outside of the boundaries of the park will compromise the environmental integrity of the area, something that Neluvhalani believes “would be an offence to our ancestors.” Mining will Offend our Ancestors from…
Tags: coal mining, Coal of Africa Limited, dirty coal, Green Renaissance, Mapungubwe National Park, Mining will offend our Ancestors, nature preservation, Neluvhalani, south africa natural park
