# Mining Affected Communities United in Action says proposed changes to the Geoscience Act are a threat to land rights and amount to land grabs in disguise. They warn that the amendments would let state agencies access land for geological mapping without community consent. The advocacy group’s Magnificent Mndebele says this undermines constitutional rights and excludes mining-affected communities from key energy and mining decisions:
MACUA warns of land grabs in disguise under proposed Geoscience Act amendments [SOUND]
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