Source: https://cer.org.za/programmes/mining/litigation/mabola-protected-environment
Timestamp: 2018-06-23 21:20:43
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Mabola Protected Environment – Litigation – Mining – Programmes – Centre for Environmental Rights
In this matter, 8 civil society and community organisations are challenging the decisions by various organs of state to authorise Atha-Africa Ventures (Pty) Ltd’s Yzermyn Colliery in the Mabola Protected Environment near Wakkerstroom in Mpumalanga Province. Those decisions are the following:
The decision by the Minister of Mineral Resources to grant a mining right in terms of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002
Internal appeal to the Minister of Mineral Resources
Notice of Motion and Founding Affidavit and annexures PML1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20
Notice to oppose by Atha-Africa Ventures (Pty) Ltd
Notice in terms of Rule 7(1) by Atha-Africa Ventures (Pty) Ltd
Notice in terms of Rule 7(1) by the state attorney
Applicants’ response to the respondents’ notices in terms of Rule 7
Minister of Mineral Resources and Director-General of the Department of Mineral Resources’ notice in terms of Rule 53
Application to compel the Minister to produce his Rule 53 record
Notice in terms of Rule 30A(1) by the applicants
Notice of motion in terms of Rule 30A(2) by applicants
Notice of intention to oppose by the State Respondents
Notice in terms of Rule 30A(1) by Atha-Africa Ventures (Pty) Ltd
Notice by Atha-Africa Ventures (Pty) Ltd requiring the applicant to provide it with documents referred to in the founding affidavit and supplementary affidavits
Notice in terms of Rule 35(12)
Applicants’ reply to Atha-Africa Ventures’ notice in terms of Rule 35(12)
Further Supplementary Founding Affidavit
Atha-Africa Ventures’ answering affidavit and annexures (Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Second amendment to the applicants’ notice of motion
Applicants’ notice of intention to amend their notice of motion
Applicants’ amendment to their notice of motion
Applicants’ notice in terms of Rule 16A
The decision by the Department Mineral Resources to approve Atha’s environmental management programme in terms of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002
Grounds of appeal (13 October 2016)
Annexures A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S
The decision by the Mpumalanga Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environmental Affairs to grant environmental authorisation in terms of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998
Notice of intention to appeal (27 June 2016)
Grounds of Appeal and Annexures A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I (19 August 2016)
Responding statement by Atha-Africa Ventures (Pty) Ltd (undated)
Answering Statement and Annexure J and K (18 November 2016)
Appellants’ Submissions in the Appeal 15-17 August 2017 and Annexure A (14 August 2017)
The appeal decision (23 November 2017)
Founding affidavit and annexures (part 1 and part 2)
The decision by the Department of Water and Sanitation to grant a water use licence in terms of the National Water Act, 1998
Notice of appeal and grounds of appeal (16 December 2016)
Annexures A, B (parts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5), C, D, E, F, G, H, I (parts 1 and 2), J, K, L, M, N and O (parts 1 and 2)
The suspension of the water use licence
Request to waive the suspension of the water use licence of Atha-Africa Ventures (Pty) Ltd pending the outcome of the appeal
Representations by the appellants and annexures A and B
Decision of the Minister of Water and Sanitation to uplift the suspension of the water use licence pending the outcome of the appeal and reasons for the decision
Notice of appeal as amplified, annexures A, B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, C, C1, C2, D, D1, E, F, G1, G2, H, H1, H2, H3, I1, I2, J, K, L, M, N, O1, O2, P and Q as well as the covering letter (1 December 2017)
The Answering affidavit of the Director-General of the Department of Water and Sanitation
Notice of irregular step
The Acting DG, Department of Water and Sanitation’s notice of irregular step
Appellants’ response to the notice of irregular step
Atha Africa Ventures’ response to the original appeal
Atha Africa Ventures’ response to the amplified appeal
The decisions by the Minister of Mineral Resources and the Minister of Environmental Affairs to give Atha-Africa-Ventures (Pty) Ltd permission to mine in a protected environment in terms of the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003
On 24 July 2017, the applicants applied to court for an order setting aside the decisions of the Minister of Mineral Resources and the Minister of Environmental Affairs to give Atha-Africa Ventures (Pty) Ltd permission to mine in the Mabola Protected Environment in terms of section 48(1)(b) of the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003. the review application was combined with an application for an interdict, in terms of which Atha-Africa Ventures (Pty) Ltd would be prevented from commencing mining operations pending the outcome of the review application.
Notice of motion and founding affidavit (Parts 1 and 2), annexures and confirmatory affidavits
Atha Africa Ventures’ notice of intention to oppose
The Minister of Environmental Affairs and Minister of Mineral Resources notice of intention to oppose
Atha-Africa Ventures’s notice in terms of Rule 7(1)
Response to Atha-Africa Ventures’ notice in terms of Rule 7(1)
The Applicants’ Rule 16A Notice
Filing Notice of Minister’s record of proceedings
Applicants’ supplementary founding affidavit and annexures SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4, SP5, SP6, SP7, SP8, SP9, TTN6(2), TTN7(2), TTN9(2), TTN10(2), TTN11(2), TTN12(2) and TTN13(2) and SP10
Further affidavits made submitted by the applicants:
Kate Langlands
Brendon Bredenkamp
Filing Notice of Applicants’ record of proceedings in terms of Rule 53(3)
Atha Africa Ventures’ answering affidavit
State respondents’ answering affidavit and annexures
Applicants’ replying affidavit to Atha Africa Ventures’ answering affidavit
Applicants’ replying affidavit to the State respondents’ answering affidavit
Amendment of applicants’ notice of motion
Notice of amendment of applicants’ notice of motion
Further affidavits submitted by the applicants
Alvar Koning
Objection to the land use change application in terms of Regulation 18(1)(b) of the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Regulations: Land Use Management and General Matters, 2015, read with Section 98 of the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management By-law for Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Local Municipality, 2016
Atha-Africa Ventures (Pty) Ltd (Atha) has applied to change the land use for of Portion 1 of the Farm Yzermyn 96 HT, being the intended location of the surface infrastructure of the proposed mine. The stated purpose of the application is to change the land use of the property in order that such may be used for mining and ancillary purposes. The CER, on behalf of MEJCON-SA, groundWork, Earthlife, BirdLife-SA, EWT, FSE, AWARD and the Bench Marks Foundation, has lodged an objection to the application.
Objection (30 May 2018)
Annexures D1, D2 and D3
The applicants requested the Court to interdict Atha Africa Ventures (Pty) Ltd from commencing mining operations pending the outcome of their appeal against the decision of the Mpumalanga Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs to grant AAV an environmental authorisation for its proposed coal mining operation in the Mabola Protected Environment and until application has been made and authorisation has been granted in terms of the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act, 2013 for a change of land use in respect of the properties subject to AAV’s mining right. A court order was granted by agreement between the parties.
Annexures FA1, FA2-FA9 and FA10-FA17
Answering affidavit and annexures AA1-AA5 and AA6-AA16
Court order (by agreement)