The Mail & Guardian reports: there are wide-ranging concerns about the environmental impacts of “cofferdam mining” on the 330km Northern Cape coastline, where state-owned Alexkor and West Coast Resources – in which billionaire businessman Christo Wiese holds a significant stake – make up a duopoly. Alexkor CEO is Lemogang Pitsoe. The company chose not to respond to the publication’s requests for discussion. For further details about this story visit www.mg.co.za
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has laid criminal charges against Alexkor for its operations on the Northern Cape coast. The Department says the construction of ‘cofferdams’ to hold back the ocean has caused serious damage.
The Director of Public Prosecutions is assessing the docket.
