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Double trouble: Water pipes lie around the troubled Vuwani area in Limpopo waiting to be installed. The Vhembe municipality is in financial difficulty yet has been charged with servicing Vuwani. Photo: Oupa Nkosi
AYODELE ODUSOLA

Is Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone sustainable? A UN team is investigating

There are questions about its sustainability and effect on the environment

  • Lisa Thompson
  • Hazel Shirinda
  • Meshack Mbangula
6 min read
The fate of South Africa’s controversial Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone (MMSEZ) in Limpopo is uncertain, according to activists who are celebrating China’s announcement that it will stop all international coal financing. (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS

Environmental groups welcome China’s pledge on coal

Will China’s end of coal finance be the final nail in the coffin for MMESZ?

  • Tunicia Phillips
5 min read