EDITORIAL: Zama-zama issue cuts deep into multiple failings
Legislation alone isn’t adequate to deal with the problem since illegal mining in itself is not a crime
20 November 2024 - 05:00
Where was the Society for the Protection of Our Constitution when illegal miners were raping, intimidating and murdering members of the communities around the mines?
An impassioned Brig Athlenda Mathe asked this question on a radio station this week after the Pretoria high court postponed a case brought by the society to force police to allow food, water and rescue services for the illegal miners still 2km underground at Stilfontein...
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