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How roadblocks, not just minerals, fund rebels and conflict in the Congo
The DRC’s roads are a crucial space where conflict, illegal taxation, and conflict financing entangle
God’s tears add a sparkle to zama-zamas’ lives
It’s a hard life being an illegal artisanal miner near Kimberley but now there are signs they may become recognised
Zama-zamas take their chances rather than starve
They work long and hard deep in the earth. It is a life on the edge. But there are plans to make things easier, writes Lucas Ledwaba