South Africa: Kwazulu-Natal High Court, Pietermaritzburg

Mfolozi Community Environmental Justice Organisation and Others v Tendele Coal Mining (Pty) Ltd and Others (3518/2023P) [2023] ZAKZPHC 72; [2023] 3 All SA 768 (KZP) (13 July 2023) ... relates to an area of the Somkhele Mine (the mine) to which Tendele wishes to extend its ... The Somkhele mine is the only major employer in the Mtubatuba area ...

Somkhele coal mine owned by Tendele, KwaZulu-Natal, …

The Somkhele open cast coal mine is only 10 kilometers upstream from Mtubatuba on the Mfolozi river as well as the proposed Fuleni mine (see case on the EJAtlas) opposed by …

Sandy Naidoo

Logistics Manager at Tendele Coal Mining · Experience: Tendele Coal Mining · Location: KwaZulu-Natal · 183 connections on LinkedIn. View Sandy Naidoo's profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members. ... Somkhele, Mtubatuba Logistics Superintandant Tendele Coal Mine Mar 2012 - Present 12 years 3 months. Mtubatuba More ...

Tendele back in court in fight to mine

Tendele Coal Mining's open-pit mine, Somkhele, in northern KwaZulu-Natal, is set to close and has already cut 1,600 jobs, with 22 employees left, due to ongoing litigation.

MACUA Will be Protesting in Solidarity With MCEJO and Somkhele …

MACUA Will be Protesting in Solidarity With MCEJO and Somkhele Community Against Tendele Coal Mine and Petmin FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE| 04 June 2024 Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA) will be protesting tomorrow in solidarity with the Somkhele community. The protest is against Tendele Coal Mine and its subsidiary, Petmin. …

Tendele heading back to court over Somkhele after fresh

TENDELE Mining is heading back to court after fresh legal objection to the reopening of the controversial Somkhele coal mine near Mtubatuba in KwaZulu-Natal was being sought.. The coal producer said in a statement today the Mfolozi Community Environmental Justice Organisation (MCEJO) had applied for an order to stop Tendele from recommencing …

5 000 applications for 100 jobs: Community tense as …

5 000 applications for 100 jobs: Community tense as operations restart at Somkhele coal mine Lisa Steyn Comments Gift article. Bookmark. Share your Subscriber Article. You have 5 ... Community tensions persist around the Somkhele mine owned by Tendele Mining. (Rob /Netwerk24)

Court green lights restart of mining at Tendele anthracite coal mine

The high court in Pietermaritzburg has given Petmin's Tendele Mining the green light to commence with mine expansion activities at its Somkhele anthracite coal mine in rural KwaZulu-Natal. In a judgment handed down last week, the court dismissed an application brought by a community environmental justice group to interdict the mining activity.

SOMKHELE

Somkhele/Tendele with the purpose of "closing Tendele Mine". During the 2020 COVID pandemic, the Somkhele MCEJO learned (through press reports and comments made by Ms Youens), that MCEJO wanted to close the mine 7 out of the 9 Somkhele MCEJO executive members (Ms Ntshangase was one of the remaining 2) claim they had no wish to close the mine,

Coal mining dispute tears at Mtubatuba community again

Tendele Coal Mining, 80%-owned by JSE-listed miner Petmin, has operated the Somkhele mine in northern KwaZulu-Natal since 2007. The mine's coal resources are almost depleted... Subscribe now to ...

Mtubatuba residents against Tendele mining living in fear

DURBAN - Anti-mining activists say that Tendele Coal Mining's plans to expand the activities of its Somkhele mine in the Mtubatuba District of KwaZulu-Natal have resulted in …

Tendele Coal legal row mired in mutual exclusivity between mining …

TENDELE Coal Company says its Somkhele anthracite mine in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province has operated for nearly 14 years without hiccough.Now, however, the company is embroiled in a complex legal and ethical dispute which has been given public vent following the murder on October 22 of Fikile Ntshangase, an environmental activist who …

Global Environmental Trust and Others v Tendele Coal Mining …

[37] In addition, Tendele has, inter alia, constructed new homes with water as well as sewerage and electricity infrastructure for community members who were required to be relocated by Tendele; provided local communities with potable water delivered by water tankers since 2015 at a cost of R100 000.00 a month as the Mtubatuba Municipality was ...

Coal mining dispute tears at Mtubatuba community again

After five years of litigation residents of Mtubatuba are still divided over the expansion of the Tendele coal mine, with the company threatenin­g to cease operations if it cannot resume mining soon. Tendele Coal Mining, 80%owned by JSE-listed miner Petmin, has operated the Somkhele mine in northern KwaZulu-Natal since 2007. The mine's coal ...

Draft Final Scoping Report for the Tendele Mining …

Tendele Mining (Pty) Ltd, hereafter referred to as Tendele, owns and operates an open cast anthracite mine known as Somkhele Anthracite Mine (Somkhele). The Mine is …

Tendele Coal Mine prepares to resume operations

The Somkhele-based Tendele Coal Mine has begun in earnest to prepare for the resumption of its operations. On Monday, in the eMalahleni area, the relocation of graves was done, with a member of ...

Mfolozi Community Environmental Justice Organisation and …

[4] The mining right referred to in the notice of motion, which has been issued to Tendele, relates to an area of the Somkhele Mine (the mine) to which Tendele wishes to extend its operations. The mine is an open cast coal mine which Tendele has operated since 2006.2 It is situated some 27 kilometres west of Mtubatuba in KwaZulu-Natal. It has ...

Communities' support for Tendele Mine will not be silenced

On November 15, 2023, Daily Maverick published an article about the Tendele Mine titled, "When you drive from Mfolozi to Mtubatuba, you can smell the sadness in the air", co-authored by ...

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Tendele Coal – Proposed Somkhele Opencast Anthracite Mining Operations March 2024 Rayten Engineering Solutions (Pty) Ltd ... Fax: 0117920880 086 592 0298 [email protected] SACNASP (400171/15) DECLARATION OF PRACTITIONER PROJECT TITLE Tendele Coal Mining Pty Ltd - Proposed Somkhele Opencast Anthracite Mining Project – Air Quality Impact ...

Somkhele Coal Mine

Somkhele Coal Mine. Phone Number: +27393150293, 039 3150293. Website: Suggest Official Website . Categories: Local Business ... 273m Tendele Coal Mining, Mtubatuba 487m Tendele Coal Mine ...

Somkhele coal mine owned by Tendele, KwaZulu-Natal, …

Petmin Corporate website

Petmin's Somkhele mine 85km northwest of Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal is operated by its 80% owned subsidiary Tendele Coal Mining, with 20% held by a trust for the benefit of the …

SOMKHELE MINE AUTHORISED TO CONTINUE AS …

Proprietary Limited (Tendele) in respect of its Somkhele Mine near Mtubatuba, KwaZulu-Natal. The Court application by the Mfolozi Community Environmental Justice Organization (MCEJO) …

Somkhele coal mine owned by Tendele, KwaZulu-Natal, …

The Somkhele open cast coal mine is only 10 kilometers upstream from Mtubatuba on the Mfolozi river as well as the proposed Fuleni mine (see case on the EJAtlas) opposed by locals. The mine operated without a water use license until August 2014. It was therefore violating national mining and water use laws during its first 8 years.

Judge blocks expansion of Tendele Coal's Somkhele mine …

The award of a controversial licence to Tendele Coal Mining to extend the activities of its Somkhele mine in the Mtubatuba district of KwaZulu-Natal has been set aside. High court judge blocks ...

MACUA Joins MCEJO and Somkhele Community to Resist Against Tendele Coal

By Gilbert Moela and Tholakele Thabane The small rural mining area of Somkhele, located about 60 km from Richards Bay in Kwa-Zulu Natal, is currently witnessing the destruction of residents' livelihoods. The community members are fighting against Tendele Coal Mining (PTY), a subsidiary of Petmin, a South African company, which has brought devastating …

1,500 jobs at risk if Somkhele mine not allowed to proceed, …

PETMIN said 1,500 employees would lose their jobs unless South African mines minister, Gwede Mantashe approved a mining licence and environmental management permit (EMPr) for the firm's Somkhele anthracite mine operated by subsidiary, Tendele Coal. The mine's permits are in question following objections by environmental and community groups – led by …

Global Environmental Trust and Others v Tendele Coal Mining …

Global Environmental Trust and Others v Tendele Coal Mining (Pty) Ltd and Others (1105/2019) [2021] ZASCA 13; [2021] 2 All SA 1 (SCA) (9 February 2021) Download original files. PDF format. ... to interdict Tendele from continuing with any mining operations at its Somkhele Mine in Mtubatuba, KwaZulu-Natal (the mine). The appeal is with the leave ...

Somkhele communitie­s vote in favour of coal mine

PressReader. Catalog; For You; Zululand Observer - Weekender. Somkhele communitie­s vote in favour of coal mine - Gaddafi Zulu . IN a secret ballot organised by the traditiona­l council and overseen by the SAPS, two communitie­s in Somkhele outside Mtubatuba voted overwhelmi­ngly in favour of Tendele Coal Mine continuing its operations.

Tendele Coal Mining (pty) Ltd

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