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Nonhle Mbuthuma

Makhanda High Court orders immediate halt to illegal Wild Coast building

Our Burning Planet

Makhanda High Court orders immediate halt to illegal Wild Coast building

By Tony Carnie

The making of an eco-warrior and the struggle to give a community a voice

South Africa

The making of an eco-warrior and the struggle to give a community a voice

By Anneliese Burgess

OBP Heroes of the Year: Activists who risk their lives to protect beloved land and community

Our Burning Planet

OBP Heroes of the Year: Activists who risk their lives to protect beloved land and community

By Tony Carnie

Let us stand with the brave and protect human rights defenders — and honour those who have died

Maverick Citizen

Let us stand with the brave and protect human rights defenders — and honour those who have died

By Genevieve Quintal

Global honour for coastal guardians who told Shell to go to hell

South Africa

Global honour for coastal guardians who told Shell to go to hell

By Tony Carnie

Women Warriors are spearheading the climate justice movement in South Africa

South Africa

Women Warriors are spearheading the climate justice movement in South Africa

By Kristin Engel

Shell’s Wild Coast seismic survey plan encounters fierce resistance from South Africans

South Africa

Shell’s Wild Coast seismic survey plan encounters fierce resistance from South Africans

By Tony Carnie

How to keep a movement alive: Lessons from 14 years of sustained activism in Xolobeni on the Wild Coast

South Africa

How to keep a movement alive: Lessons from 14 years of sustained activism in Xolobeni on the Wild Coast

By Tess Peacock and Zak Essa

Xolobeni and Somkhele: More assassinations feared as state drags its feet

Business Maverick

Xolobeni and Somkhele: More assassinations feared as state drags its feet

By Hali Healy

Sanral’s toll road through the Wild Coast is littered with falsehoods and misdirections

South Africa

Sanral’s toll road through the Wild Coast is littered with falsehoods and misdirections

By Johan Lorenzen

Amadiba Crisis Committee: N2 Wild Coast highway ‘has become fertile ground for intimidation and violence’

South Africa

Amadiba Crisis Committee: N2 Wild Coast highway ‘has become fertile ground for intimidation and violence’

By Estelle Ellis

Death threats as Amadiba Crisis Committee fights for control over land

South Africa

Death threats as Amadiba Crisis Committee fights for control over land

By Estelle Ellis