Plans to build a coal mine near the southern border of Kruger National Park have again pitted Mazolwandle Investments against local farmers and businesspeople, as a judgment this week on the proposal presented another stumbling block for the developers.

Manzolwandle, a junior coal mining company in Witbank, Mpumalanga, plans to mine 8,700ha in an area 10km from Komatipoort, close to the Lebombo border between SA and Mozambique. ..

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