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Fishing communities oppose West Coast mining plans
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Cape Town – Before it’s too late, fishing communities are largely saying no to mining on the West Coast, which they say could threaten fishing stocks, vegetation and pose health implications for residents.
Prospecting mining company Buchuberg Resources (Pty) Ltd and Cape Zircon (Pty) Ltd hosted their most recent public meeting for the community of Lambert’s Bay in relation to its application to the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) to prospect for minerals including diamonds, gold ore, heavy minerals, rare earths and mineral sands.
In March this year, Buchuberg Resources (Pty) Ltd lodged two applications for onshore prospecting rights and environmental authorisation, and in April Cape Zircon (Pty) Ltd also lodged two applications.
He said Vraagon has not, as yet, applied for bail.
Community activist Sydney Schalk told News24 that he believed this was not the first time that Vraagon was arrested.
He added that, as a community, they are shocked and angry with what is happening in their area.
The Lambert s Bay community is planning to embark on a protest on Wednesday, to highlight the scourge of gender-based violence.
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Motherâs Day stabbing death rocks Lambertâs Bay
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Cape Town - A Lambertâs Bay mother has been stabbed to death in a suspected domestic dispute, which left residents reeling in shock on Mother s Day.
Police said a suspect was arrested. âThis office can confirm that a suspect in his 30s was arrested, after he stabbed his 28-year-old girlfriend to death in Lang Street, Lambert s Bay, during an apparent domestic dispute yesterday afternoon. Once charged, he is expected to appear in Clanwilliam Magistrate s Court on a charge of murder,â police spokesperson Andrè Traut said.
Community worker Beverly Schalk Leone said drugs were at the centre of recent killings in the area.