Condamnation de l’assassinat de Mama Fikile Ntshangase en Afrique du Sud

The document denounces the murder of Mama Fikile Ntshangase, a member of the Somkhele community and vice-president of a sub-commission of the Mfolozi Community Environmental Justice Organisation (MCEJO). Ntshangase was killed on October 22, 2020, after refusing a bribe from Tendele Coal Mining (Pty) Ltd to drop legal actions against the expansion of the Tendele coal mine, which would have displaced 21 families. The statement highlights a broader trend of human rights violations against environmental and land defenders across Africa, driven by the expansion of mining, oil, and gas activities by multinationals. It demands that South African authorities, including President Cyril Ramaphosa, conduct impartial investigations and calls for a binding international instrument to regulate states and end the impunity of multinational corporations.

• Mama Fikile Ntshangase was murdered on October 22, 2020, after refusing to sign an agreement with Tendele Coal Mining (Pty) Ltd to abandon legal actions against the expansion of the Tendele coal mine, which would have displaced 21 families from their ancestral lands.
• Environmental and land defenders across Africa are facing increasing human rights violations, including assassinations, forced evictions, and arrests, as multinational companies expand mining, oil, and gas operations.
• The document argues that national governments are increasingly influenced by corporations, leading to a lack of justice for local communities and impunity for transnational companies that weaken national legislation.
• Friends of the Earth International and GroundWork demand an urgent, impartial investigation by South African authorities into the murder of Ntshangase and call for a binding international instrument to regulate states and end corporate impunity.

APA

admin (2020). Condamnation de l’assassinat de Mama Fikile Ntshangase en Afrique du Sud. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/fr/condamnation-de-lassassinat-de-mama-fikile-ntshangase-en-afrique-du-sud/

Chicago

admin. Condamnation de l’assassinat de Mama Fikile Ntshangase en Afrique du Sud. Friends of the Earth International, 2020. https://www.foei.org/fr/condamnation-de-lassassinat-de-mama-fikile-ntshangase-en-afrique-du-sud/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{admin2020condamnation, author = {admin}, title = {{Condamnation de l’assassinat de Mama Fikile Ntshangase en Afrique du Sud}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2020}, month = nov, url = {https://www.foei.org/fr/condamnation-de-lassassinat-de-mama-fikile-ntshangase-en-afrique-du-sud/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }