Australian company plans to drill for gas in KZN

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An Australian firm has announced plans to search for gas in KwaZulu-Natal, this time in the Utrecht area near Newcastle.

KZN exploration bid: Texas firm backs down

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Texas-based oil exploration company Rhino Resources has cut back on the scale of its proposed exploration bid in KZN after a major public backlash.

Zuma praises R25bn Ingula power station

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The new Ingula power station on the border between KZN and the Free State was put on the Eskom design boards 31 years ago.

Mining firm pulls out of Wild Coast plan

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Australia’s Mineral Resources Commodities bails out from its Xolobeni mining plan.

Corporations ‘on trial’ for crimes against nature

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Some of the globe’s biggest corporations will go on trial before a “People’s Court of Mother Nature”, chaired by a South African attorney.

Ezemvelo official in hot water

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A senior Ezemvelo official faces a disciplinary inquiry for allegedly leaking information to the media.

Mining firm reconsiders Zululand plans

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Public outcry over coal mining next to Africa's oldest game reserve and wilderness forces mining group back to the drawing board.

Drilling prohibited in most of KZN

Tony Carnie|Published

The hunt for gas and oil in a massive strip of KZN is likely to be scaled down considerably after a major public backlash.

Ezemvelo board salaries rocket

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Steep hike in remuneration costs raises eyebrows at a time when Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife is trying to recover from “a year of dark clouds”.

New oil exploration bid sparks fear

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Texas petroleum exploration firm with prospecting rights in SA attempts to find gas and oil in the mountains near Matatiele.

Zululand coal mine ‘dangerous’

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Environmentalists issue stark warning over proposed Ibutho coal mine on the southern border of the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park.

Drought tightens grip on KZN

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Some farmers in Zululand are describing the drought in KZN as the worst in 150 years.

Coal mining ‘risks KZN river system’

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Plans for a new coal mine and power station near the small town of Colenso have raised fears about pollution.

No plan yet for home demolitions

Tony Carnie|Published

KZN mine denies that stickers placed on the front doors mean occupants will definitely have to move out.

Outrage over demolition stickers

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Rural villagers outraged after finding "demolition stickers" on their front doors, apparently placed there by a mining company.

Durban wants your electricity

Tony Carnie|Published

Durban has opened the door for residents to reduce their electricity bills - and to sell surplus power to the municipality.

Coal mine’s effects would be huge

Tony Carnie|Published

Life will never be the same for several thousand people next to Africa’s oldest game reserve if a massive new coal mine is blasted open near their homes, writes ...

Sand mining threatens SA coast - study

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The government must consider a total ban on sand mining in SA’s rivers to curb serious environmental damage, say researchers.

Plan to turn sugar into fuel

Tony Carnie|Published

Plans for a massive sugar-to-petrol scheme in Maputaland have raised fears that protecting food supply, water and the environment.

Fears over estuary sand mining

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Two of KwaZulu-Natal’s top estuary experts have voiced “astonishment” over the government’s decision to allow sand mining on the edge of the Mpenjati River nature ...

Coal mine hit with fine

Tony Carnie|Published

A large coal mine on the western boundary of KwaZulu-Natal’s Hluhluwe-Imfolozi game reserve has been fined nearly R500 000 for operating illegally for almost 10 ...

Exxon to hunt for oil off SA coast

Tony Carnie|Published

American petroleum giant ExxonMobil has joined the hunt for oil and gas off the coast of South Africa.

Big board costs KZN heritage agency

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Amafa KZN's board has almost tripled expenses since number of board members increased.

R2bn Clairwood racecourse park rejected

Tony Carnie|Published

The proposed R2 billion logistics park at Clairwood racecourse in Durban has been rejected by the provincial government.

Outdated concept of GDP – expert

Tony Carnie|Published

It is high time for the world to scrap the “dangerous” and out-dated economic measurement indicator known as GDP (gross domestic product).