Activists Claim Top Prize for Fighting Zuma, Russia Nuclear Deal
Makoma Lekalakala and Liz McDaid have been awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize for their work and leadership in the struggle against an unlawful nuclear energy deal in South Africa.
The Goldman Environmental Prize is a prize awarded annually to grassroots environmental activists, one from each of the world's six geographic regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Islands and Island Nations, North America, and South and Central America.
Activists Liz McDaid the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute, left, and Makoma Lekalakala of Earthlife Africa Johannesburg, right.
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