Death of Sikhosiphi Rhadebe
Sikhosiphi Rhadebe | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Bazooka |
| Occupation | Activist |
Sikhosiphi Rhadebe, also known as Bazooka, was an activist who was chairperson of the Amadiba Crisis Committee (ACC), an organisation campaigning against mining in Xolobeni in the Pondoland region of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.[1][2]
Death and aftermath[edit]
He was assassinated on 22 March 2016 when men posing as police shot him multiple times,[3] and as of 2018 there were no arrests in his death.[4] It has been claimed that the police sabotaged the investigation.[5]
While mining has a history of violence in general,[6] Perth-based Mineral Commodities Limited (MRC), a mining company planning to mine the area, denied any link to the murder.[3]
See also[edit]
- List of unsolved murders
- Political assassinations in post-apartheid South Africa
- Political repression in post-apartheid South Africa
References[edit]
- ^ Nicolson, Greg (23 March 2016). "Goodbye Bazooka: Wild Coast anti-mining activist killed". Retrieved 24 August 2022.Goodbye Bazooka: Wild Coast anti-mining activist killed, Greg Nicoloson, Daily Maverick', 24 March 2016
- ^ Pearce, Fred. "How a Proposed Strip Mine Brought Conflict to South Africa's Wild Coast". Yale E360. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ a b Robertson, Joshua (25 March 2016). "Australian mining company denies role in murder of South African activist". Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ Two years later, still no arrests for murder of Xolobeni activist, Thembela Ntongana, GroundUp, 16 February 2018
- ^ Wild Coast: Bazooka Rhadebe’s murder probe ‘sabotaged’ by police, Tony Carnie, Daily Maverick, 23 March 2018
- ^ "Villagers Demand the Right to Say No to Mining in their South African Community". 25 April 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2022.