Coal mine relocation families paid ‘less than 5% of their real losses’

Daily Maverick | 12.10.2026 23:23
“When calculated accurately, the economic effects of this coal mine are clearly negative, depriving a rural community of their future, while effectively transferring resources to the private owners of Tendele mine. Even if the fiscal contribution of the mine is factored in, it remains an unconscionable and irrational extraction of value from the many to the few.”