The lack of government action has contributed to illegal mining in the country. This is according to experts who are observing the developments around the illegal miners currently trapped underground at the Stilfontein Mine in the North West.
While the 2002 Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act aims to make provision for equitable and sustainable access to the country’s mineral and petroleum resources- there has been a lack of implementation of various policies to this end.
This includes policies enabling small-scale or artisanal mining.
Currently, while law enforcement agencies are tasked with cracking down on illegal mining, communities in resource-rich areas continue to call for the sector to open up and give them proper access to the minerals on which they live.
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What worries me is how the inhabitants of this country gonna benefits in this mining issue as the industry it's dominated by foreign nationals.
FUN FACT-> Out of the 1200 miners that were apprehended at the Stilfontein mine thus far, only 7 of them were South Africans, the rest by size order in number were Zimbabweans, Mozambicans, Lesotho's and Malawians. -> AS PER GWEDE MANTASHE
QUESTION-> Does that say that the call for the formalisation of artisanal mining for South African's is the answer OR should we rather work on progressively protecting our borders from preventing illegal immigration of immigrants who are not bringing money into our country BUT PUTTING MORE STRAIN AND BRINGING MORE CHAOS INTO OUR COUNTRY?????
SOUTH AFRICA TAKE A STEP BACK AND THINK OF THE REPERCUSSIONS OF THIS SCOURGE THAT"S CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE IN OUR LAND THEN MAKE A DECISION THAT'S BEST FOR SOUTH AFRICA AND FOR THE BENEFIT TO ALL SOUTH AFRICANS AND THERE FUTURE AND THERE FUTURE'S FUTURE!!!!
Any one who keeps on voting for EFF,ANC and mk….you are the problems of this country.stupid
😂😂😂😂😂 ke mine yaka
People should be allowed to mine if they want, while not being treated like Anglo American's slave
The SABC is removing any comments that put into question what they are saying…. Let that in, a state owned media company removing opinions that might hurt the people in power
100% correct
Those guys down there are long Chopin's millions of rand now is the time to enjoy it
The ANC's incompetence of 30 years is on full display for the whole world to see😂😂😂.
4reinas are a problem. NXA!!
It might be called illegal mining but the minerals are sold to accredited companies