Illegal mining: ‘The gold is there, people are hungry and mines are closed’
/ 1 September 2023

Illegal mining: ‘The gold is there, people are hungry and mines are closed’

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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