Living in Medupi’s Shadow

Noluthando Mthonti-Mlambo speaks to Ariella Scher, Attorney & Head of Programmes for Business & Human Rights, Centre for Applied Legal Studies about a new report by the Fair Finance Coalition Southern Africa has found that the Medupi coal-fired power station megaproject has ‘negatively impacted’ health and environment of surrounding communities. The report, titled Living in Medupi’s Shadow, documents the lack of meaningful consultation and access to information on Medupi’s foreseeable impacts, the strain on local infrastructure and service delivery, the environmental and health impacts, the gendered social consequences, and the unequal distribution of opportunities.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.