As South Africans prepare to celebrate Heritage Day, the VhaVenda people are fighting to protect something far more profound than landmarks or artefacts.
They are fighting for the survival of a living heritage. Yet this heritage stands in the path of the proposed Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone (MMSEZ), a mega-industrial project that threatens to transform one of South Africa’s most culturally significant landscapes.
The question is whether…
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