Death of Sikhosiphi Rhadebe
Sikhosiphi "Bazooka" Rhadebe was the 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]
Death and aftermath
He was assassinated on 22 March 2016[2] The assassination was reported internationally[3] and continues to be discussed in the South Africa media.[4]
Perth-based Mineral Commodities Limited (MRC), a mining company planning to mine the area, denied any link to the murder.[5]
There has been no arrest in connection with the murder.[6] It has been claimed that the police sabotaged the investigation.[7]
See also
- List of unsolved murders
- Political assassinations in post-apartheid South Africa
- Political repression in post-apartheid South Africa
References
- ^ Goodbye Bazooka: Wild Coast anti-mining activist killed, Greg Nicoloson, Daily Maverick', 24 March 2016
- ^ Two years later, still no arrests for murder of Xolobeni activist, Thembela Ntongana, GroundUp, 16 February 2018
- ^ Australian mining company denies role in murder of South African activist, Joshua Robertson, The Guardian, 25 March 2016.
- ^ Wild Coast: Bazooka Rhadebe’s murder probe ‘sabotaged’ by police, Tony Carnie, Daily Maverick, 23 March 2018
- ^ Australian mining company denies role in murder of South African activist, Joshua Robertson, The Guardian, 25 March 2016.
- ^ 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