Mining, money and murder: the deadly struggle to protect South Africa's Wild Coast

The Ecologist
May 12, 2016, 7:43 am96 pts
The pristine landscape of South Africa's Wild Coast is under threat from mining, writes Hal Rhoades, and the communities standing up to defend the land are facing deadly consequences: harassment, threats, physical assault and murder. Attacks on mine opponents have taken four lives so far and many others have…

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