Parties call for Ntshangase's killers to be brought to book, peace in Somkhele

In the wake of the murder of Mfolozi Community Environmental Justice Organisation (MCEJO) subcommittee vice-chairperson Fikile Ntshangase on October 22, numerous parties have called for calm and peaceful discussion about the contested issue of expansion of the Somkhele, KwaZulu-Natal-based Tendele anthracite mine. The mine’s management has conveyed its sadness and concern in hearing of the incident, expressing its “sincere condolences” to the family and friends of Ntshangase. It has reiterated its condemnation of any forms of violence and intimidation in the “strongest possible terms”.