The rise of illegal gold mining in Africa
In South Africa, a months-long standoff between police and illegal gold miners has resulted in over 100 deaths. This surge in illegal gold mining has highlighted the growing dangers of the industry. Zinhle Essamuah traveled to West Africa to explore the forces driving the dark side of the gold rush.
Activists and opposition leaders are increasingly demanding the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the ...
The bodies of 78 Zama Zama's were pulled from the Buffelsfontein gold mine this week during a government-led operation to ...
David van Wyk sees transforming abandoned mines into development facilities as a solution to illegal mining, creating jobs ...
Over a hundred of the 246 illegal miners retrieved from a mine in Stilfontein, in the North West appeared before the ...
Suspects were found in possession of $400,000 in cash and substantial amount of gold, raising concerns about scale of their ...
Despite a Supreme Court ban on mining in the ecologically critical Aravalli range, such activities persist unabated ...
South African authorities have recovered 36 corpses and rescued 82 survivors from a gold mine during a two-day operation ...
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