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THE MUSINA-MAKHADO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS: FAILURES OF INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA
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A view of the proposed Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone MMSEZ) from Hazel Shirinda, MsC Candidate In Environmental Science and Environmental...
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH?
Public participation is a farce in Musina-Makhado project
Killing the Holy Ghost: Inside the unlawful bid for environmental approval of the Musina-Makhado SEZ
Musina-Makhado March 22nd -31st 2021

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SIGNIFICANCE OF SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES (SEZs) AND THE BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH
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SEZ's IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH

Special Economic Zones an engine to stimulate growth
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Musina-Makhado SEZ: ‘We don’t want Limpopo Valley to turn into industrial wasteland’
Sheree Bega14 Mar 2021 It’s midday, and the sun is blazing in Makhado, but a khaki-clad Johan Fourie is unperturbed
Plan to uproot 100 000 trees in Limpopo ‘sacrilege’, says baobab expert
Sheree Bega 20 Mar 2021 Plans to uproot more than 109 000 trees at the construction site for the government’s
State Goes Ahead Toxic Zone
State pushes ahead with its toxic zone
The flawed public participation process of the proposed mega-toxic Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone (MMSEZ) left people in the dark about
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