Showdown on the wild West Coast as communities take on miners, prospectors

Activists say the ecology and the livelihoods of traditional fishers and farmers on the coast north of Cape Town are threatened by the rampant and growing exploitation of the area's natural resources

20 February 2022 - 00:00
By Claire Keeton

Activists say the ecology and the livelihoods of traditional fishers on the coast north of Cape Town are threatened by rampant and rapidly expanding mining and prospecting.

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