When a Dream Turns into a Nightmare: Why Communities Fight to Protect the Rich Heritage of Musina-Makhado

by Earthlife | 19 October, 2022 | Events, News, Publications

By Jeffrey Fhumulani Majuta Executive Director at Pepper Bark Environmental and Development  The Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone (MMSEZ) has been anticipated since the early 2000’s, when the local council announced plans to develop Musina from a village into a...

A climate renaissance is under way — and ordinary citizens must be involved

by Earthlife | 13 December, 2021 | News, Press Releases

Tembisa-born Errol Andile Mlambo is with Visually Impaired Community Organisation (Vicdo), a disability advocacy organisation that champions human, social, climate and economic rights for people with disabilities. We are experiencing a climate renaissance in my...

Environmental Defenders Descend on Sasol AGM in Jhb (Sandton)

by Earthlife | 7 December, 2021 | Events, Press Releases, Publications

On Friday 19 November, close to four-hundred environmental defenders took to the streets to picket outside the Sasol Head Office in Sandton, Johannesburg, at the same time as the oil and gas giant held its Annual General Meeting (AGM). The picket, spearheaded by...

With People’s Public Eco-Mapping Hearings, Locals get a Chance to Decide on MMSEZ Plans

by Earthlife | 7 December, 2021 | Events, News, Press Releases, Publications

The South African government is promoting and facilitating the development of a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) between the towns of Makhado and Musina in the north of Limpopo province. The proposed activities – which will form part of the SEZ – will have significant...

People Against MMSEZ: “Development Should not Cost Us the Earth!”

by Earthlife | 7 December, 2021 | Events, News, Press Releases, Publications

On Saturday 23 October 2021, as the world prepared for the start of COP26, a small community in the far north of Limpopo province gathered at Lekkerlag Farm in Musina, to bring much-needed awareness to the potentially devastating impacts of the proposed Musina-Makhado...