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  • Mapungubwe | Secret South Africa

    Some disturbing news has recently surfaced around one of South Africa's eight Heritage Sites, The Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape which lies on the open savannah of the Mapungubwe National Park.. The South African Department of Mineral Resources has awarded an Australian mining company called Coal of Africa (CoAL) unconditional new order mining rights for the Mapungubwe …

  • (PDF) Exploring the Impacts of Mining on Tourism Growth ...

    Sustainable Development Sust. Dev. 2017 Published online in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) DOI: 10.1002/sd.1695 Exploring the Impacts of Mining on Tourism Growth and Local Sustainability: The Case of Mapungubwe Heritage Site, Limpopo, South Africa Llewellyn Leonard* and Thema Lebogang University of Johannesburg – Auckland Park Bunting Road Campus, Tourism, …

  • Walter Verschoor - Owner - W&W HanhyHands | LinkedIn

    Mapungubwe Mining Nov 2002 - Mar 2003 5 months. Witbank Area, South Africa Plant foreman on contract to Ancor Mining Foreman Mapungubwe Mining May 2002 - Nov 2002 7 months. Malawi Shift Foreman on a crushing and screening plant Languages English Native or bilingual proficiency ...

  • UN slams mining in Mapungubwe - IOL

    A report tabled at the annual World Heritage Committee meeting this week warns that opencast coal mining by an Australian company poses a …

  • Mapungubwe - World Heritage Site - Pictures, Info and ...

    Mapungubwe. . Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape covers the remains of what once was the most important inland settlement in Southern Africa. Its inhabitants traded ivory and gold with the Swahili towns at the Indian Ocean shore. Three main phases of development from between ca. 900-1300 AD have been uncovered here.

  • Save Mapungubwe - Home | Facebook

    Save Mapungubwe. 5,101 likes · 1 talking about this. The Save the Mapungubwe Coalition (the Coalition) was formed in early 2010 in response to the mining right granted to …

  • petition: No Coal Mining at Mapungubwe

    Having already obtained a mining licence and a water-use licence from the South African government, the company already started with infrastructure construction in 2010 and is now awaiting the final go-ahead to start mining. A new coal-fired power plant adjoining the proposed mine is also on the cards.

  • Exploring the Impacts of Mining on Tourism Growth and ...

    Limited research has been conducted to understand mining impacts on protected environments and tourism sites. This paper will focus on the Mapungubwe World Heritage Site as a tourist attraction in Limpopo to shed light on how mining is impacting on the area and on tourism development and local sustainability.

  • Mining in the Mapungubwe Area to go ahead | The South ...

    The Vele mining area, situated on 8 500ha, lies less than 6km from the borders of the Mapungubwe National Park and is adjacent to the Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape, which has been declared a World Heritage Site. The area is a national treasure, given its enormous historical and archaeological significance as well as the abundant biodiversity ...

  • Threat of coal mining at the Mapungubwe world heritage ...

    Most developing countries face acute tensions between socio-economic development and environmental protection. Any opposition to the proposed development, on environmental or heritage grounds, is seen as a threat to the creation of employment and the growth of the economy. The Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2003, is caught in this tension.

  • LIMPOPO COAL COMPANY MAPUNGUBWE Importance

    Province, by Limpopo Coal (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of Australian mining company Coal of Africa (CoAL). The mining area is some 8500 ha in extent and, taking into account the full life of the mine, will at one stage lie 7km from the borders of the Mapungubwe National …

  • Mapungubwe | South African History Online

    One thousand years ago, Mapungubwe appears to have been the centre of the largest known kingdom in the African sub-continent. The civilization thrived as a sophisticated trading center from around 1200 to 1300 AD, trading gold and ivory with China, India and Egypt. The site was 'discovered' on 31 December 1932, when a local informant, Mowena ...

  • Mapungubwe - Mining will Offend our Ancestors on Vimeo

    South Africa's treasured World Heritage Site - Mapungubwe, is under severe threat. An Australian company, Coal of Africa Limited (CoAL) has recently been given the go ahead to begin construction of an opencast and underground coal mine.

  • Kruger Park News - Mapungubwe mining impact on environment

    The coalition of civil society organisations challenging the authorisations given to mining company Limpopo Coal (Pty) Ltd's proposed Vele colliery outside the Mapungubwe National Park and World Heritage Site has agreed to suspend legal proceedings against the mining company pending the outcome of negotiations with it.

  • Mapungubwe Watch - Wits University

    Mapungubwe Watch; Mapungubwe Watch. CALS has represented the Save Mapungubwe Coalition with our partners at the Centre for Environmental Rights since 2010. The Coalition formed when a coal mine was constructed within 7km of the Mapungubwe World Heritage Site. ... The mining company is tasked with engaging experts to deliver reports at regular ...

  • SANParks opposes proposal to mine coal at Mapungubwe | SAnews

    SANParks opposes proposal to mine coal at Mapungubwe. Monday, April 20, 2009. Musina - South African National Parks (SANParks) is challenging an application for a R3 trillion mining operation to be established at the entrance to the Mapungubwe World Heritage Site. SANParks spokesperson Wanda Mkhutshulwa said on Monday that SANParks was opposed ...

  • Mapungubwe is South Africa's first kingdom | Mzansi ...

    When a big company like Australian mining company Coal of Africa Limited (CoAL) who has been ramping up public relations around the potential benefits of its proposed 8 500 hectare largely open cast coal mine next to the Mapungubwe National Park and World Heritage Site, promising thousands of jobs, and billions of rands' investment, then one ...

  • ANALYSIS: The continued threat of coal mining at the ...

    Challenges with mining in the area became particularly evident following the confrontation between the Save Mapungubwe Coalition and Coal of Africa, now MC Mining. The legal battle exposed the inefficiency of South Africa's heritage laws, arising from severe fragmentation between different government departments.

  • Group slams Mapungubwe mining | News24

    Attempting to mitigate all negative impacts of mining coal near the Mapungubwe National Park in Limpopo, was unrealistic, a nature conservation group has said.

  • Mining in the Mapungubwe area ceases – for now - Peace ...

    The Vele mining area is situated on 8500 ha and lies less than 6km from the borders of the Mapungubwe National Park and is adjacent to the Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape which has been declared a World Heritage Site. The area is a national treasure given its enormous historical and archaeological significance as well as the abundant biodiversity ...

  • Krugerpark News - The cultural importance of Mapungubwe

    The Cultural Importance of Mapungubwe. Intellectual and writer Vele Neluvhalani thinks mining near Mapungubwe will be "an offence to our ancestors". Vele "Christopher" Neluvhalani believes that on a fundamental level, people have always been connected to the earth, visible by the traces they leave behind, like the ancient rock art on the ...

  • Mining in Mapungubwe, ancient Southern African kingdom ...

    A stone's throw away from Mapungubwe lies the area where an Australian company wants to mine coal. For the first time in South Arica, an offset agreement was negotiated with the mining company as a condition to obtaining a mining licence where the environmental damage the mining causes is monatised and penalised.