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The murder of Fikile Ntshangase in KwaZulu-Natal was not an isolated incident. Around the globe, from Nigeria to Brazil, environmental activists are similarly being silenced, and it is our duty to continue this struggle. (Oupa Nkosi)
FIKILE NTSHANGASE

Fears of violence persist a year after the murder of land activist Fikile Ntshangase

The court battle to stop coal mining in rural KwaZulu-Natal has heightened the sense of danger among environmental activists

  • Khaya Koko
4 min read
Gunned down: Fikile Ntshangase was brutally killed
ACTIVISM

How we braved danger to honour Fikile Ntshangase

Reporter Khaya Koko reflects on what it took — logistically and emotionally — to travel to KwaZulu-Natal and speak to the slain activist’s family and neighbours

  • Khaya Koko
4 min read