Beware the vultures circling community-owned mines
Widespread corruption and looting of assets needs to be investigated and brought to justice
18 September 2019 - 15:22
It is no secret that management of the broader societal issues in mining leaves much to be desired, and that much of the dissatisfaction is attributed to the long history of mismanagement of community benefits and mining royalties.
The 2018 Corruption Watch report on mining royalties illustrated the vulnerabilities in the royalties system that have led to billions of rand being squandered, stolen or diverted because of infighting and maladministration of community funds...
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