Billionaire’s Phosphate Mine Faces Legal Challenge

Patrice Motsepe
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By Antony Sguazzin

March 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM UTC

Corrected

March 18, 2025 at 8:36 AM UTC

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A $160 million South African phosphate mine owned by billionaire Patrice Motsepe’s African Rainbow Capital Investments Ltd. that’s been beset by environmental disputes for over a decade is facing a fresh obstacle.

The World Wildlife Fund For Nature is suing South Africa’s Environment Minister Dion George over his decision in September to dismiss appeals against an offset exemption given to Elandsfontein Mine.