The solution to the problem of informal economies is not policing. Nor is it regulation. The solution must begin with massive regional economic repair.

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About 6,100 closed mines are distributed across the country. Although closed, they are not sealed. Residual gold remains in ...

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The Stilfontein tragedy reveals a chilling reality: many zama zamas are children, caught in criminal activities as a result ...

Analysis - In mid-January 2024 over 1,000 hunger-weakened miners exited two abandoned mine shafts in Stilfontein, near Johannesburg in South Africa. They had been starved out by the police in ...

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