Prospecting Applications in 2026: What landowners should know before the year moves on
14 January 2026
January is a hopeful month in
agriculture. New plans, new seasons, new possibilities. But here in Northern
KwaZulu-Natal, January also... brings something far less welcome: a fresh wave of prospecting applications. Once
approved, they give mining companies the legal right to enter privately owned
farmland to search for minerals beneath the surface.