Surfers, miners fight over South Africa’s white beaches

Doringbaai, South Africa (AFP) Oct 19, 2022

To those who live here, it’s like a little piece of heaven, boasting pink flamingos, white beaches and blue ocean waters.

Yet this stretch of South Africa’s west coast has also become a battleground, pitching mining firms against environmentalists fearful that one of nature’s last wild treasures is being bulldozed away.

Diamonds, zircon and other minerals have long been extracted in the
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