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[1] The applicants seek the review and setting aside of the first respondent’s decision to exclude four properties from the Mabola Protected Environment, thus permitting coal-mining activities in the protected wetlands area. The application is brought in terms of Rule 53 of the Uniform Rules of court.
[2] The applicants are a coalition of seven non-profit public interest organisations who are working together to ensure the continued conservation of the Mabola Protected Environment.
[3] The first respondent is the Member of the Executive Council for Agriculture, Rural Development and Environmental Affairs, Mpumalanga (MEC).
[4] The second respondent holds the mining rights to the mine, Yzerman, which has been attempting to establish and start a mining process in the area which fall within the Mabola Protected Environment. This area comprises of wetlands and other Eco sensitive areas.
[5] Only the second respondent opposes the relief sought by the applicants to review and set aside the first respondent’s exclusion decision.