‘We are just waiting to die’: Mining activists targeted as South Africa delays energy transition

Mongabay
Oct 23, 2025, 5:59 am119 pts
Environmental justice activists have spoken out against coal and iron mining in South Africa, telling a recent human rights hearing that the industry violently undermines the country’s promised energy transition. They also pointed to the continued threats, displacement and killings faced by community…

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