The Minister of Mineral Resources acting in terms of section 49(1) of the MPRDA has given notice of his intention to:
declare a 24-month Moratorium on the Transworld Energy and Mineral Resources SA (Pty) Ltd.'s (TEM application and the lodging of any further prospecting or mining applications in the area of Xolobeni and declare that no further applications for prospecting or mining authorizations will be accepted on the following mining areas until such time as the Moratorium is lifted: On an area of State land situated in the Xolobeni area, known as mining blocks Mpahlane, Mnyameni, Kwanyana, Sikombe and Mtentu, within the Magisterial District of Bizana in the Eastern Cape Province.
Relevant stakeholders were invited to submit their presentations in writing, within 21 days from the date of publication of the aforementioned Notice. Further, the owners, occupiers or persons in control of the relevant land are also called upon to furnish the Department of Mineral Resources with their particulars.
