On the minute News in the Weskus
SA has been taken over by criminals and is in a state of High Treason by the government, the judiciary system and all their paid cadres. A fallen country held hostage by fraud, corruption and downright criminality.
While the critical drought in the Western Cape / West Coast is forcing the Powers That Be to take desperate measures to prevent a disaster, it has become obvious that communities and citizenry will have to unite and fight back[…]
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Three disturbing photos . . . sad realities that can change life along the West Coast forever . . . Firstly, an excerpt from the notorious and secret integrated water use licence agreement (WULA) granted to the EEM/KROPZ phosphate mine[…]
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600 plase in W-Kaap hoor hulle kry nie meer water ABRIE BURGER ‘Die liewe Vader gaan sorg.’ Tot 600 plase langs die oewer van die Bergrivier – wat van Franschhoek tot Velddrif langs die Weskus vloei – word geraak deur[…]
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Three female environmentalists – two Cape Town lawyers and a West Coast community activist – have been slapped with a costly lawsuit for defamation after publicly speaking up against the notorious Tormin mine near Lutzville. Melissa Fourie, Executive Director of[…]
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The following letter by the group Save Langebaan Lagoon is the latest in the fight against the proposed “fish farms” in the Saldanha Bay harbour area: Hi Everyone Our fight against aquaculture development in the Langebaan Lagoon is only just[…]
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“Dis ‘n tragedie – ons gaan appelleer!” Só het Carika van Zyl van die Weskus-Omgewingsbewaringsassosiasie (WOBA) gister gereageer op die omstrede en geheimsinnige wyse waarop ‘n geïntegreerde watergebruiklisensie net voor Paasnaweek aan die omstrede KROPZ-fosfaatmyn toegeken is. Die gewraakte lisensie[…]
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Persistent rumours that the KROPZ/Elandsfontein mine finally DID get its long-awaited integrated water use licence (WUL) could not be confirmed yet. IF the rumour is in fact TRUE, one cannot help wondering WHEN the licence was granted . . .[…]
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A battery production and recycling factory – to be called AFRICAN BATTERY FACTORY – and producing lithium-ion batteries for hybrid electric vehicles, might soon arise on a 450 ha stretch of the farm Langeberg some 9 km from the Port[…]
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While Easter visitors are enjoying the beautiful weather and pristine nature along the West Coast, a small group of concerned residents and nature lovers are fighting non-stop to preserve and protect the area from exploitation and thoughtless developments that could[…]
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Kropz to miss March start-up date for Elandsfontein mine By David McKay – March 27, 2017 Michelle Lawrence, CEO, Kropz WHEN last we left Kropz, a company in which Patrice Motsepe’s African Rainbow Capital has shares, it was targeting March[…]
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