News24 | Why activists can’t afford to lose the fight over Mpumalanga coal mine

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A legal battle over a proposed coal mine in Mpumalanga has morphed into something much bigger than a fight over mining a protected area, to include the question of protections for civil society to challenge decisions in the public interest.

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