The Tendele Coal is a coal mining operation in South Africa principally known for its Somkhele Coal Mine in KwaZulu-Natal province. [1] [2] The open cast coal mine was first opened in 2007, [3] and largely produces metallurgical coal that is exported out of Richards Bay. [4]
Tendele is largely owned by Petmin, which in turn is owned by Capital Works Private Equity after delisting from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in 2017. [5] [6]
Local impacts
The mine has been connected to several human rights abuses. [3] A 2017 case against the mine claimed that it breached environmental and other laws in its operations, but was subsequently dismissed. [3]
The death of environmental defender, Fikile Ntshangase was connected to the mine's expansion. [7] Fikile Ntshangase was part of the local community group, Mfolozi Community Environmental Justice Organisation, which was protesting the environmental impacts of the mine. [7]
The mine also produces water and air pollution that hurts local communities. [8]
References
- ^ "Tendele Coal Mining". Zululand Observer. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Record number of environmental activists murdered". BBC News. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "Somkhele coal mine owned by Tendele, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa". Environmental Justice Atlas. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Products". Petmin Corporate website. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Somkhele". Petmin Corporate website. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "- About Petmin". Petmin Corporate website. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ a b "The industries causing the climate crisis and attacks against defenders". Global Witness. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Somkhele mine relocation row puts lives on the line". Roving Reporters. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2021.