Australian mining company denies role in murder of South African activist
by Joshua Robertson from Environment | The Guardian on (#187HH)
Campaigners claim death of Sikhosiphi Rhadebe is an escalation of violence against opponents of a mine owned by Perth's Mineral Commodities Limited
An Australian-owned mining company has denied any link to the murder of an activist leading a campaign against its plans to mine titanium in South Africa.
Sikhosiphi "Bazooka" Rhadebe was gunned down at his home in Xolobeni on South Africa's Wild Coast on Tuesday, in what fellow activists claimed was an escalation of violence and intimidation against local opponents of a mine owned by Perth-based Mineral Commodities Limited (MRC).
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