As the ashes cool and xenophobia licks at our shared humanity, it is time for a reckoning with who we have become
As emerging markets struggle to claw back growth, rising geo-economic fragmentation is expected to make conditions even tougher
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The displacement of illegal artisanal mining gangs by the police causes the miners to flee to other areas, resulting in violent turf wars that spill over into neighbouring areas
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Dissidents are are being killed, detained and forced into exile for demanding human rights and freedom
The effect of illegal mining includes sabotaged pipelines that contaminate the environment, illegal water usage, sinkholes, underground fires and explosions
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They scour mine dumps on the West Rand for gold
The informal economy around zama zama mining has replaced that of large-scale mining companies that have abandoned or closed their mines
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At least 73 people have died and scores injured when the building they lived in burnt down