The coal industry of northen KwaZulu Natal, which attracted large numbers of people and has had its fair share of conflict around exploitation of workers rights and mine disasters in the past, is once again set to take off. Will it do so on a more equitable basis? Will it leave less of an impact on the environment in future? Hlobane, KwaZulu Natal.

The coal industry of northen KwaZulu Natal, which attracted large numbers of people and has had its fair share of conflict around exploitation of workers rights and mine disasters in the past, is once again set to take off. Will it do so on a more equitable basis? Will it leave less of an impact on the environment in future? Hlobane, KwaZulu Natal.

The coal industry of northen KwaZulu Natal, which attracted large numbers of people and has had its fair share of conflict around exploitation of workers rights and mine disasters in the past, is once again set to take off. Will it do so on a more equitable basis? Will it leave less of an impact on the environment in future? Hlobane, KwaZulu Natal.

The coal industry of northen KwaZulu Natal, which attracted large numbers of people and has had its fair share of conflict around exploitation of workers rights and mine disasters in the past, is once again set to take off. Will it do so on a more equitable basis? Will it leave less of an impact on the environment in future? Hlobane, KwaZulu Natal.

Forestry workers, mostly casual labour, are without exception transported in trucks like this one to and from the field daily.

The crunch is on for the poor, and no amount of sales and specials will aleviate the crippling effects of the current down turn in the economy.

Forestry workers, mostly casual labour, are without exception transported in trucks like this one to and from the field daily.

The mechanisation of the forestry industry and the concurrent casualisation of labour is continuing apace and rapidly changing the economic landscape of regions like Richmond.