Heritage Cases

The project can be accessed from the R38 road that links Hendrina and Carolina. The R38 branches (in the middle of Hendrina town) from the N11 linking Hendrina and Ermelo. There is a gravel road that branches from the R38 for approximately 300m and goes through the project area. The project is located near the Klein Olifants River on the eastern direction. There are three coal fired power stations located in less than 60km to the project area, namely Hendrina, Arnot and Komati power station. The area is close to newly developed cementry for Kwazamokuhle community. MWALIMU RESOURCES (PTY) LTD has applied for a mining right in terms of the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Act (Act No.28 of 2002) (MPRDA) (as amended) over Portion 08 and 11 of the farm Vaalbank 177 IS. DMR Ref: DMR Ref MP30/5/1/2/2/10267MR. This application for a mining right is subject to an application for an Environmental Authorization in terms of the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA), Act 107 of 1998. In addition to this, the project will also require a waste management license in terms of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act (NEM: WA), Act 59 of 2008, (amended in 2017) and a waste management licence (WML) for waste management activities in terms of section 45 of the National Environmental Management Waste Act 2008 (Act,1998 (Act 107 of 1998)(NEMA). A water use license in terms of the National Water Act, Act No. 36 of 1998 (NWA) for a 5 hectare permit has been applied for by a different company, however all studies relating to WULA were conducted by Singo Consulting (Pty) Ltd, however due to other sections being triggered by a Mining Right, therefore a WULA in terms of the National Water Act, Act No. 36 of 1998 (NWA) for Mining Right is being applied for to include other sections.