A Long-Awaited Inquiry, But Can It Be Trusted? When the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) finally announced a national inquiry into illegal mining this week,...
A crisis with no specialist response South Africa’s illegal mining problem has grown into a national emergency. Yet, this week Parliament raised serious alarm that the...
A Gold Mine Turns Into a Crime Scene What began as a police sweep has spiraled into one of the biggest illegal mining crackdowns South Africa...
Police in Limpopo have arrested 33 foreign nationals as part of ongoing efforts to address illegal mining activities and related crimes in the province. On Saturday,...