Book Feature: No Last Place to Rest - Coal Mining and Dispossession in South Africa

This week’s book feature is a powerful one. No Last Place to Rest by Dineo Skosana is a heartbreaking look at how coal mining continues to uproot and dispossess communities in Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal. But this isn’t just about land, it’s about homes, graves, spiritual ties, and dignity. Skosana challenges the idea that dispossession is only economic. She speaks to the emotional and cultural loss that comes when ancestral lands are dug up in the name of development. Dineo joins Phemelo to unpack the stories and truths that shaped her powerful book.