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24 March 2026 Article

Invalid but untouchable? The zombie mining right that refuses to die

Tendele has operated the Somkhele mine since 2006. In 2022, its expansion plans were challenged in court by community groups that sought an interim interdict to halt Tendele’s preparatory mining activities at the mine.

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