April 2011 - Centre for Civil Society - University of KwaZulu-Natal
April 2011 - Centre for Civil Society - University of KwaZulu-Natal
April 2011 - Centre for Civil Society - University of KwaZulu-Natal
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adlule, ukulwa nokumbiwa kweuranium ikhona-ke izishoshovi esezibhekena<br />
nakho: “Akukho ndawo emhlabeni ezintabeni lapho kumbiwa khona<br />
iuranium izakhamuzi zakhona zihlala eduze nayo. Uthola abantu behlezi<br />
ezibini ezinobungozi obukhulu ezidala izifo ezifana nomdlavuza.”<br />
Lamachibi angalawuleki, amanzi awo angeke akwazi uchela izitshalo<br />
ziphile futhi awakwazi ukusekela impilo yomoya, amanzi kanye nonhlabathi<br />
ecekelwe phansi ukungcoliswa izibi zesisisi. Ezinye izindlela zezishoshovu<br />
ezimelene nokumbiwa nezimboni zokumbiwa phansi imiphakathi<br />
yaseNingizimu Afrika: ukumbiwa kweplatinami eLimpopo kanye<br />
naseNorthWest, kanye nokumbiwa kwetitanium eMpumalanga Kapa eWild<br />
Coast, kanye nokumbiwa kwamalahle nasendaweni esemingceleni<br />
waseZimbabwe eyaziwa ngeMapungubwe lapho kunezinsalela zomlando<br />
bokhokho bakudala futhi ezingase zicekeleke phansi uma ukumbiwa<br />
kungamiswa (njengoba nohulumeni ekuvuma lokhu).<br />
Kukhona futhi idlanzana leqembu elibizwa ngokuthi iMinerals-Energy<br />
Complex eqhubeka ngaphandle kokuqashwa, njengoba indawo efana<br />
nokudabuka koluntu – kanye namanzi aseKruger Park kanye nezimpilo<br />
zezigidigidi zabantu – zisebungozini: ukusekelana nezombusazwe<br />
okunenkuhlakalo. Ngaphandle-ne kokuthekeleka amandla akagesi ngamanzi<br />
aphansi kakhulu emhlabeni wonke kwizincibilikisi zemboni yaseBHP Billiton<br />
kanye neAnglo American Corporation kuhlonishwa izinqumo<br />
ezinobungebengu ezenziwa ngesikhathi sobandlululo, izimayini zamalahle<br />
azophehlwa ngamalahle ezakhiwa nguEskom ziy<strong>of</strong>aka izigidigidi zamadola<br />
kwiqembu elibusayo lezombusazo uKhongolose (African National Congress<br />
ngenxa yobungani benkohlakalo nongxiwankulu benkampani yaseJapani<br />
iHitachi.<br />
Ngonyaka odlule, ababeqokwe iPitoli ukubhekelela umphakathi uma<br />
sekwenziwa izinqumo ezinobungozi bathi igalelo likasihlalo weEskom kanye<br />
nelunga leKomidi leZimali likaKhongolose uValli Moosa ‘alinabulungiswa’<br />
ngokuhlela ukuhwebelana neHitachi Umphumela walokhu futhi kwenza<br />
iphephandaba elihlala liseka ongxiwankulu iBusiness Day ihlanganyele<br />
namaqembu emiphakathi angamashumi ayisithupha kanye nangamashumi<br />
ayisishagalombili omhlaba begxeka ukubolekwa kweEskom u$3.75 billion<br />
iWorld Bank eyagunyazwa ongxiwankulu abangontamolukhuni abaholwa<br />
ngomongameli weBhange uRobert Zoellick ngo<strong>April</strong> wonyaka odlule.<br />
Abanye abazohlomula kulezimali zokuhweba eziqhamuka eWashington<br />
ezitshalwa kwaEskom zimbandakanya okopoletsheni ababili abadinga<br />
kakhulu imali: iBlack & Veatch yaseKansas kanye neBucyrus yaseWisconsin.<br />
IBucyrus yakhombisa amandla ayo ngonuaka odlule ngenyanga kaOktoba<br />
ukuze kuxhaswe imboni enkulu yomba amalahle iSasan yaseIndia ngezimali<br />
zamabhange aseMelika, lemboni yayalela amalunga asephalamende<br />
laseMelika ukuba angalinge amelane nabo okwenza ukuthi kuhlehliswe<br />
isinqumo esaseshayiwe sokuthi iBhange lingaxhasi iSasan ngesizathu sesimo<br />
sezulu.<br />
Kodwa manje emva kokugxekwa yiEPA, iBucyrus isinokutatazela.<br />
Eminyakeni engamashumi amane adlule, uJohn Prine wabhala iculo<br />
elinomunyu ‘iParadise’ ngokucekelwa phansi kokumbiwa lapho azalelwa<br />
khona eKentucky, ngalesisahlukwana esingenzansi uchaza ngesilwane<br />
asibiza ‘ngeNgulube eNkulu’:<br />
Yafika-ke imboni enkulu yamalahle n<strong>of</strong>osholo elikhulukazi emhlabeni<br />
Bahlukumeza imithi bashiya izwe linqunu<br />
Baqhubeka, nokumba amalahle izwe lagcina lomile<br />
Base bekuqopha phansi njengokuthuthuka komuntu.