President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the deployment of 3,300 army personnel to help combat illegal mining activities in the country.
The move has been lauded by various mine owners and criticised by some advocacy groups as counterproductive.
Lead Researcher at the Benchmarks Foundation, David van Wyk joins us for more on this development.
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