In ruins: A house used by artisanal miners, who are on the lowest rung of the illegal mining heirarchy, was burnt by West Rand residents. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
The report by the Enhancing Africa’s Response to Transnational Organised Crime found that current enforcement and policy responses, which criminalise artisanal miners, “are misguided, counterproductive and ignore the poverty and socioeconomic drivers behind the phenomenon”
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