Artisanal Miners
latest news & developments
On the trail of lithium smugglers in Southern Africa
International intelligence data shows a recent boom in lithium exports from Southern Africa to Chinese markets. Where’s it coming from, and how does it get there?
Stilfontein miners have human rights just like you, Minister Ntshavheni
Marikana was a precursor to Stifontein and show the lengths to which the state would go to punish people in protection of corporate interests, particularly in the mining industry
Russian fighters killed in major Mali battle highlight Kremlin’s diplomatic and security strategy in Africa
It is rumoured that the Kremlin could dispatch reinforcements to the Sahel to sustain its influence
Artisanal miners ‘brutalised’ in SANDF clampdown
Army clampdown has led to assaults and the property of legal miners being confiscated
Report: Police action, policy responses to artisanal mining ‘misguided’
The report by the Enhancing Africa’s Response to Transnational Organised Crime found that current enforcement and policy responses, which criminalise artisanal miners, “are…
South Africa’s closed mines must not shaft people
The government’s vision for mined land: farms, tourism and self-generation of electricity
West Rand: ‘These mine dumps are destroying us’
Mining areas on the West Rand are ecologically dead because of poor rehabilitation