PRESS COVERAGE: MMSEZ Kinetic Resources - Ferrochrome Smelter Project
Living Limpopo, represented by All Rise Attorneys for Climate and Environmental Justice, is opposing the proposed Ferrochrome Smelter in the controversial Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone, and has exposed the fatal flaws in the Environment Impact Assessment and the serious procedural irregularities being perpetrated by the appointed Environmental Assesment Practitioner, Gudani Consulting, and the applicant, Kinetic Resources Development, in their attempt to ram through South Africa’s environmental protection regulations. We will continue to monitor press coverage on the issue.
Background: See Living Limpopo’s posts since the launch of the EIA process in September 2024: EIA Announcement - 13 September 2024; Stakeholder Registration - 3 November 2024; EIA Release - 20 August 2025; Formal Objections - 5 September 2025
“Eskom to power up energy-guzzling Chinese metal smelter in Limpopo”- Tony Carnie, Daily Maverick
7 October 2025 Read the article here
“Chinese metal smelter studies underestimate Limpopo air pollution effects by up to 87.5%”- Tony Carnie, Daily Maverick
24 September 2025 Read the article here
“Meeting regarding ferrochrome smelter leaves more questions than answers” - Limpopo Mirror
6 September 2025 Read the article here “Local communities challenge the proposed ferrochrome smelter in Limpopo” - Green Building Africa
22 August 2025 Read the article here“Urgent call for public input on coal and steel zone in Limpopo’s protected Vhembe Region” - IOL
04 November 2024 iOL, 04 November 2024
‘Scoping report looks at pros and cons of proposed smelter’ - Zoutpansberger
12 October 2024 Zoutpansberger, 12 October 2024
‘Latest EIAs 'a push to get dirty projects approved’’ - Zoutpansberger
20 September 2024 Zoutpansperber, 20 September 2024
PRESS STATEMENT - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE:
“DA demands truth on MMSEZ: Premier must protect Limpopo’s people and environment”
10 September 2025 Read the statement here: