Greetings

Thanks for your reply. For your information, we cast a Circle on Saturday and asked for protection of the people who would be making submissions against the mining on Monday. I gather that they may have needed more time to prepare, judging from the outcome of our working. I have attached some photographs J. We consecrated Tiger’s Eyes (protection) and meditated upon the Amadiba Community and sent courage and protection to them. We now carry our Tiger’s Eyes with us. We also, worldwide, burned red candles from Monday morning until we heard that the hearings had been postponed. We have kept our pillar candles, which have been charged with our intent, to be relit when needed.

If necessary we will travel to the area to bring protection upon the land at a later stage.

We have news of this issue constantly updated on the internet in “The Spinning Wheel”, the environmental branch of the South African Pagan Alliance’s, page on their website (URL below). The SAPC is represented on the inter-faith committee of The Southern African Faith Communities Environmental Institute.

Bright Blessings

Fey Fand

High Priestess

Celestine Circle of Southern Africa

It seems we did SOMETHING right on Saturday… the Lady works in mysterious ways, AND the opponents to the mining have more time now to gather themselves… see below:

Dear Sirs

The appeal hearing did not take place yesterday as DME failed to provide the appeal panel with the documentation necessary for them to familiarize themselves with the issues in contention prior to the hearing taking place.

The hearing has accordingly been postponed. All the parties to the appeal (ACC, TEM and Xolco) intend to make oral representations when the hearing is reconvened.

The LRC accordingly is not in a position to distribute heads of argument to those of you have requested them and will do so once the reconvened hearings are underway. Thank you for your interest and support in this matter.

Kind Regards
Sarah Sephton
Regional Director
LEGAL RESOURCES CENTRE
116 High Street
GRAHAMSTOWN
6139

TEL: (046) 622 9230/0834107646
FAX: (046) 622 3933

Bright Blessings
Fey

Please burn a red pillar candle for the people who are
representing their local communities at the meeting with
the Dept of Minerals and Energy on 8 - 10 Feb.
These are rural people going up before lawyers and they
need all the courage and commitment and assistance
we can send them now. These meetings have been CLOSED
to the public, including members of the media,
and this smacks of stonewallking in my view.
We need to use the knowledge, wisdom and power we have
to send spiritual assistance on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday to the Amadiba Community.
Please join the Celestine Circle in this working.
Bright Blessings
Fey

Greetings Children of the Earth,

Please get more involved with this issue. You can email swcoastval@gmail.com and ask to join the Sustaining the Wild Coast Group. Visit their website at www.swc.org.za.

You can email Sarah Sephton (email address in post above) and ask to be added to the mailing list of the LRC, who are representing the local communities who are opposed to the mining.

You can advise the Dept of Minerals that you will be attending the meetings 8 -10 February in Durban, and go to them to show your support in this battle.

You can buy and burn a red pillar candle for the duration of the meetings and visualise strength for the people who are fighting this travesty.

Fey Fand
High Priestess of the Celestine Circle
Cell 073 803 2195
Email feyfand@celestinecircle.za.net

Greetings Children of the Earth,

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION HAS BEEN GLEANED FROM VARIOUS WEBSITES:

The project to mine titanium in the Xolobeni region of Eastern Cape, granted to Transworld Energy and Minerals (TEM), has been delayed by Minerals and Energy Minister Buyelwa Sonjica. The decision followed an internal appeal from a community organisation, the AmaDiba Crisis Committee, represented by the Legal Resources Centre (LRC).

On 18 September 2008, the Minister of Minerals and Energy, Buyelwa Sonjica wrote a letter to attorney Sarah Sephton of the Legal Resources Centre (LRC) in Grahamstown. In it, the Minister said that the mining right issued to Australian mining company Mineral Resources Commodities (MRC), and its South African partner Transworld Energy and Minerals (TEM) will NOT come into effect on 31 October 2008. This is so that the Minister can consult with King Sigcau, Queen MaSobhuza and Chief Baleni and hold oral hearings where the LRC will represent the AmaDiba community and make legal submissions on why the Minister should withdraw the decision to allow mining at Xolobeni. This decision follows the lodging of an internal appeal by the LRC on behalf of the Amadiba Crisis Committee (ACC), as well as a written ultimatum that if the Minister did not suspend the mining licence by 1 October 2008, then the LRC was prepared to go to court on behalf of the ACC to have the decision suspended.

On 8, 9 and 10 February 2010, the Minerals and Mining Development Board will receive oral submissions on behalf of interested parties involved in the appeal against the Minister's decision to grant a mining right to Transworld Energy Minerals (TEM) at Xolobeni in the Eastern Cape. The Board will then make recommendations to the Minister of Minerals and Energy.

The LRC will be representing the Amadiba Crisis Committee (ACC) who are appealing the granting of the mining right. One of the grounds for the appeal is that the mining right was granted to TEM without sufficient and reasonable consultation with the Xolobeni community as an interested and affected party. Counsel for the ACC Advocates Gilbert Marcus (SC) and Isabel Goodman will be submitting written heads of argument that will be made available to interested parties.

Recently, on 28 September 2009, the LRC submitted two expert reports to the Minister on behalf of the ACC. The reports were in support of the ACC's appeal to the Minister to set aside the mining right. One of the reports provided that the heavy mineral mining operations planned by TEM have been discontinued in other jurisdictions such as Australia and New Zealand. TEM is a subsidiary of the Australian group Mineral Resources Commodities (MRC).

The details of the hearing are as follows:

Date: 8, 9 and 10 February 2010
Time: 8 February (12h00 to 16h00), 9 and 10 February (9h30 to 15h00)
Venue: Department of Mineral Resources KZN Regional Office
333 Durban Bay House
Smith Street
Durban

For further information contact:

Legal Resources Centre
Sarah Sephton
046-6229230/0834107646/
sarah@lrc.org.za This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETINGS PLEASE BURN A RED CANDLE DURING THIS TIME AND VISUALISE THE TRANSKEI UNBLEMISHED BY THIS TRAVESTY.

Bright Blessings,

Fey Fand

High Priestess

Celestine Circle of Southern Africa

Cell : 073 803 2195

Website: www.celestinecircle.za.net

Member of Executive Committee of the South African Pagan Council

Member of the South African Pagan Rights Alliance