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In a statement provided to The Stream on March 27, Sasol said: "The Voluntary Property Purchase Program has been well-received by the community. More than 80 percentof properties eligible for the program have registered to participate, meaningthat they have agreed to have their home appraised so we can make an offer. Ofthe offers we have made so far, more than 99 percent have been accepted."



Dorothy Felix, president of Mossville Environmental Action Now (MEAN), acknowledged that the Sasol program reflects the organization's advocacy for relocation and the desire of many residents to move away to protect their health. However, MEAN hopes to raise awareness on the loss of heritage that will come with the end of the Mossville community, which was founded by freed slaves after the Civil War.

MichaelHayes, manager of public affairs at Sasol’s office of new business development, had this to say on Mossville's legacy: Michael Hayes, manager of public affairs at Sasol’s office of new business development, had this to say on Mossville's legacy:

“The future of the community is in the hands of the community.”americanpress.com

Below are the results of a survey conducted by MEAN which asked Mossville residents what they would need in order to relocate:

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One Mossville resident asked:

why should we have to start over, because Sasol has ruined the land we live onamericanpress.com

Sasol was founded in 1950 to provide energy to South Africa during the international fuel embargo against apartheid, which resonated with one Mossville resident:

These people are cut from the same cloth as Nelson Mandela, while SASOL was cut from the