Mining threat to Cape Town’s winelands rears it’s horrible head again

On Monday 15th March a post in the Facebook group - STOP mining our winelands – warned that Mr Mafuya of the South African Department of Minerals and Energy declared that the African Exploration Mining and Finance Company is to proceed with it’s application for prospecting rights. He further stated that the report that AEMFC had withdrawn it’s application was “incorrect”.

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According to Decanter.com today, the Winelands Action Group  is accusing the AEMFC of “bureucratic bungling” or of imparting false information. A diplomatic way of saying that they lied. This coalition includes the Cape Winemakers Guild, Wines of South Africa (WOSA), farm worker forums, Worldwide Fund for Nature and other affected groups.

While Decanter was unable to contact the minister of the Department of Minerals and Energy for comment, the coalition is calling  director-general Sandile Nobxina to “step in and put an end to this farcical situation.”

The Winelands Action Group has appealed to the chairman of AEMFC to withdraw the plans and clarify the situation.

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