The members of a civil society coalition that has been challenging mining company Atha Africa’s proposed new coal mine inside a Mpumalanga strategic water source area, have welcomed the decision by Mpumalanga MEC Vusumuzi Shongwe to withdraw his notice of intention to exclude the area proposed for mining from the Mabola Protected Environment. Shongwe in October 2018 published his intention to exclude the proposed mining area from the Mabola Protected Environment and had called on the public to submit their comments and objections.
