Spent 10 days in South Africa filming and learning about apartheid-born, energy giant Sasol and the township of Zamdela, a polluted community in Sasolburg. Sasol is building the largest foreign owned plant in the US, directly on top of Mossville, an historic African American community in Louisiana.
Sasolburg, SA
The Sasol chemical plant over the Zamdela Township
Rhona - Organizer for Vaal Environmental Justice Alliance (VEJA) and resident of Zamdela
Skhumbozo - VEJA organizer
Aerial shot of Zamdela at sunset
Oupa - Zamdela resident and former Sasol employee
Our fearless fixer and friend, Thulani
Secunda, SA
Sasol's plant in Secunda has had the highest rate of C02 emissions on the planet
"Graceland" Hotel built for Sasol executives
It's actually modeled after a southern plantation
Business men playing golf
Aerial shot of the plants
Durban, SA
Desmond D'sa - Organizer for The South Durban Community Environmental Alliance (SDCEA)