Victory? British-backed MRC divests from South African mine
By Hal Rhoades, Gaia Foundation An Aussie mining company and its British millionaire-backer announced that they will pull out of the deadly proposed Xolobeni titanium mine, but it is unclear if they could still profit from the project through the mine’s new...
Tuesday, July 19 — Resisting neo-colonialism: from Xolobeni to London
By Ewa Jasiewicz Tuesday, July 19th, a network of climate and social justice groups are coming together in London to host the award-winning South African documentary feature The Shore Break. — Book your tickets at the bottom of this page — Released last...
Mining, money and murder on the South African coast
Since the protest held in London on 5 May, much more has been written about the violence at Australian company MRC’s mineral sands project at Xolobeni in South Africa and the role of major MRC shareholder, British businessman Graham Edwards. Australian...