HILARY JOFFE: Illegal mining exposes a socioeconomic, political and security crisis
29 November 2024 - 05:00
The standoff between police and thousands of illegal miners at Stilfontein has drawn attention to some of the scale and horror of illegal gold mining.
Much coverage and controversy has focused on debates about policing the alleged criminals and the communities that support them versus protecting human rights, while on the sidelines that so many of the miners are foreign born has permissioned the usual xenophobia...
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