Climate of danger: My mother’s murder

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Climate of danger: My mother’s murder

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Feb 25, 2022

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‘She was not going to keep quiet’’: Fikile Ntshangase was one of 227 environmental defenders killed in 2020, after she opposed the expansion of a coal mine in her home area. As the battle against climate change grows more intense, defending the environment is an increasingly dangerous role.
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