Operation Vala Umgodi
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AI funding set to bring mining into 21st century
Minerals Minister Gwede Mantashe says the country faces challenges in developing an effective system for exploration and mining licences
Stilfontein miners: ‘It was not an illness that killed them. It was starvation’
The tragedy of miners trapped underground and the police’s Operation Vala Umgodi is an all-time low for human rights – the government of national unity must act now
Local economy reels from police blockade of Stilfontein mine
Illegal miners want the state to legalise their operations as it is the only way for them to earn a living