Expert warns against reopening Stilfontein Mine as residents push for jobs
Residents of Khuma want the abandoned mine reopened to create jobs and boost the local economy, but mining expert Ingrid ...
Daily Maverick2d
Informal mining in SA is here to stay, and police brutality won’t end it — here’s what will
The solution to the problem of informal economies is not policing. Nor is it regulation. The solution must begin with massive regional economic repair.
Miningreview2d
Illegal Mining: The dark heart of South Africa’s mining industry
Illegal mining in South Africa threatens the economy and worsens inequalities with incidents in Stilfontein and Sabie ...
'They called them troublemakers, but they were our survival': Stilfontein struggles after illegal mining crackdown
In Stilfontein, the government’s crackdown on illegal mining was meant to restore order. But for residents like Rita de Sonsa ...
ThePrint4d
Informal mining in South Africa is here to stay. Police brutality won’t end it
About 6,100 closed mines are distributed across the country. Although closed, they are not sealed. Residual gold remains in ...
briefly6d
Mantashe Says Government Not Responsible for Stilfontein Deaths, States That Miners Went Voluntarily
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister, Gwede Mantashe, has hit back at accusations that the government is to blame for the ...
The Citizen6dOpinion
A VIEW OF THE WEEK: The ANC can’t go forward by not moving
The danger for the ruling party is that it will be ripped apart by factionalism if it moves forward with reforms, and doomed ...
South Africans demand answers after mine tragedy: ‘How many more must die?’
Survivors, rescuers and families of the dead and missing say they have been abandoned — branded as criminals for trying to ...