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AYODELE ODUSOLA

United Nations defends its support of the Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone

‘We all have a collective responsibility to support the people of Limpopo, protect the environment and jointly shape the MMSEZ development.’

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read
Choices: The proposed site of the Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone in the Limpopo Valley is on Malumbwane land but residents are divided over the zone. (James Puttick)
CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS

Musina-Makhado zone cut down to size but ‘it’s window-dressing’

Opponents claim the reduced metallurgical and energy cluster with a coal-fired power plant will still cause harm to the environment

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read
ACCEDE

Water worries for Musina-Makhado special economic zone

More than 20 organisations, concerned individuals sign an open letter to Ministers Barbara Creecy and Ebrahim Patel calling for integrated assessment of coal-based mega-project

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read
BRAZIL

Are Brics civil society talkshops just ticking boxes and not making real ‘jam’?

Activists and social movements feel left out in the cold by a process that doesn’t take them seriously

  • Lisa Thompson
6 min read