SOUTH AFRICA: HOW MINING ERODES RIGHTS OF WOMEN

Margaret Molomo has spent the last decade fighting against mining developments near her home of Mokopane in Limpopo. "I have witnessed first-hand over the years, the harm that non-compliant mining has done to our land and our people. It is primarily women who grow food to sustain their families ... It is women who must travel further and further to find clean water " says Molomo. With Her experiences she is now the chair of the Mining and Environmental Justice Community Network of South Africa (MEJCON).