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Article

22 Apr 2012

Author:
Wiseman Khuzwayo, Business Report [So. Africa]

CoAL rail plan faces farmers’ resistance [So. Africa]

Coal of Africa Limited (CoAL) has again sailed into an environmentally-charged storm over its plans to build a R300 million railway line north of the Soutpansberg in the Limpopo River basin...It was reported...that CoAL environmental consultant Marietjie Eksteen said at a meeting for interested parties...that the railway line...would cross nine farms, including four game farms...Meanwhile, the farmers have formed the Makhado Action Group to resist the project. Christo Reeders, an attorney representing the group, said the farmers would vehemently resist the project...Makhado Action Group chairman Francis Nicholson said on Friday that there was no water in the area and mining would pollute whatever water there was. [refers to ArcelorMittal]