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The United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP)’s compliance watchdog has recommended that it immediately cancel the memorandum of understanding it entered into with the controversial Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone. (Photo: James Puttick)
SOUTPANSBERG

UN to pull out of agreement with Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone

Essential policies were bypassed and entering into a memorandum of understanding with the economic zone would be high risk for United Nations Development Programme This content…

  • Sheree Bega
1 min read
The MMSEZ, which was designated in 2017, comprises a northern light industrial site near Musina, focused on manufacturing, agro-processing and logistics sectors, and a southern heavy industrial site focused on mainly steel manufacturing.
INDUSTRIAL METALLURGICAL COMPLEX

Impending development of Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone ‘constitutes an emergency’, say scientists

Civil society organisations have hauled the Limpopo government to court

  • Sheree Bega
8 min read
Alternatives: A hill of coal looms over Masakhane in eMalahleni. Eskom agrees that the transition from coal is already underway and that it needs to be efficient, sustainable and equitable. Photo: Marco Longari/AFP
CLIMATE CHANGE

‘No choice but to ditch coal’

The shift away from the fossil fuel will take time but analysts say it is imperative that South Africa accelerates the process

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read
Choices: The proposed site of the Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone in the Limpopo Valley is on Malumbwane land but residents are divided over the zone. (James Puttick)
CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS

Musina-Makhado zone cut down to size but ‘it’s window-dressing’

Opponents claim the reduced metallurgical and energy cluster with a coal-fired power plant will still cause harm to the environment

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read
An artist’s impression of the Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone.
BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOT

State pushes ahead with its toxic zone

The controversial Musina-Makhando initiative will pollute air and water, push climate change and produce dangerous quantities of hazardous waste

  • Hazel Shirinda
  • Lisa Thompson
7 min read
The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the Musina Makhado Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is touted by the government to be the new “regional economic epicentre” much like other mega-projects in the Global South.
ACCEDE

Muddying the waters in the Musina Makhado economic zone

The public participation process on the environmental impact assessment for the area’s special economic zone has been shambolic

  • Meshack Mbangula
  • Hazel Shirinda
  • Lisa Thompson
7 min read