The Wild Coast Wars: Death threats, murders and the fight for their land

The Amadiba Crisis Committee has paid a heavy price for its opposition to government-approved mining and road projects along the Wild Coast

26 February 2023 - 00:00 By Nomboniso Gasa

On January 30, 10 days before the opening of parliament and the president’s state of the nation address, an email from the Amadiba Crisis Committee (ACC) landed in my inbox...

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