The Presidential Climate Commission met the community of Xolobeni on Tuesday, 29 March, to hear their concerns about a just transition and the climate crisis. The commission was met by a disgruntled community, tired of having development imposed on them without their input. They also pointed out that neither ministers nor the local municipality were at the meeting.
Transkei’s Xolobeni community sounds alarm over extractivism, absent ministers and lack of basic servicesTranskei’s Xolobeni community sounds alarm over extractivism, absent ministers and lack of basic services by Onke Ngcuka, Daily Maverick March 30, 2022 Residents of Xolobeni demanded that ministers and municipalities were present in consultations with the Presidential Climate Commission so they could be held publicly accountable for the environmental damage that had been allowed in their...
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