As world leaders gather at COP26, we put a spotlight on the unsolved case of “Mama” Fikile Ntshangase, one of more than 200 environmental activists killed last year
It was 7:30pm on October 22 last year when 31-year-old Malungelo Xhakaza received a phone call — one she wishes never happened.
A year later, the case remains unsolved, and Malungelo went from living a relatively quiet life in rural South Africa, to fighting battles on two fronts: getting justice for her mother and keeping her legacy alive. When the company announced it was planning to expand its open-pit mining operations, MCEJO led a legal challenge against the plans, concerned it would harm local residents’ health and livelihoods by polluting air and water supplies. Most are subsistence farmers.
Colonel Thembeka Mbele of the South African Police Service in KwaZulu Natal confirmed to TRT World that “the matter is still under investigation, [and] no arrests have been made as yet.” “They were given 14 days to give us a proper update on the case,” Malungelo says, her voice conveying an odd mix of resignation and determination. “All we know is that the people they are suspecting keep changing places,” she says.2019 report
According to Malungelo, other members of her community who have continued their association with MCEJO are now experiencing similar threats.
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