Dinokeng Big 5 Game Reserve, located about 50km north of Pretoria and approx. 18500ha in size, is set to be the first game reserve in South Africa's Gauteng province to support free roaming Big Five species. But, according to a news article which appeared on SATSA.com (South African Tourism Services Authoriry) today, the reserve is under thread from the mining company One Vision.
The company notified landowners on the property of its interest in mining rights on the reserve. The stakeholders in the project, as well as Blue IQ (an initiative to develop economic infrastructure of the Gauteng Provincial Government) answered by sending letters of objection to either the Department of Minerals and Energy and to One Vision. The DME, again according to SATSA.com, notified Dinokeng Operations Manager Jenny Stevens that the letters were received by them. It is now up to One Vision to arrange a public meeting to consult with stakeholders.
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