The massive green hydrogen project and port development are planned for Boegoebaai in the Northern Cape, to the alarm of some.
The Richtersveld towns, such as Lekkersing, are remote – about 40km from Eksteenfontein, 70km from Kuboes, and 80km from Sanddrif. The remote communities of the Richtersveld have had bad experiences in the past. They endured a lengthy land claim battle against state-owned diamond company Alexkor, ultimately winning athe Pooling and Sharing Joint Venture , with Alexkor holding a 51% interest and the community 49% through the Richtersveld Mining Company .
Now a section of the community fears a repeat of the diamond mining experience with government’s development of the Boegoebaai Port and its green hydrogen mega-project in a vastly expanded Namakwa Special Economic Zone. The project has the The letter expressed concerns over the legality and legitimacy of decisions by the CPA committee and the Nceda which impact the community’s property rights. They allege non-compliance with the CPA Act, specifically the lack of go-ahead from the majority of members of the CPA.
On 29 November 2023, during a briefing to the National Council of Provinces, Alexkor admitted that “due to the dysfunctionality of the CPA and Richtersveld Mining Company until this year, the CPA had not really materially benefited in direct ways from having their land restored to them since acquiring the land and the mining rights”.that over the years the Pooling and Sharing Joint Venture had recorded significant losses and had been unable to declare any dividends for its shareholders.
The Richtersveld population is about 15,000 people, according to the Namakwa District Municipality Integrated Development Plan 2022 – 2027. The latest Census puts the figure at 25,000. A special general meeting of CPA members was held on 16 December 2023. Five resolutions were adopted.
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