EDITORIAL | Government must act a lot more decisively to stop illegal mining
The state does not realise how much it is losing by not taking ownership of these areas which have become illegal miners’ playgrounds
14 September 2022 - 21:23
On the N12 near Benoni in Ekurhuleni, it is not uncommon to see zama zamas, some of them dusty and covered in soil, walking back and forth near the Putfontein off-ramp...
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