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ILLEGAL MINING

SA courts now recognise illegal mining as organised crime

Since the first gold discovery on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the promise of gold has drawn fortune-seekers to the interior of South Africa. More recently, as individuals struggle to find legal employment, what is now being termed ‘criminal...
13th November 2009
 
CRIMINAL MINING

Illegal mining now recognised as organised crime by South African courts

Since the first glinting discovery on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the promise of gold has drawn fortune-seekers to the interior of South Africa. More recently, as individuals struggle to find legal employment, what is now being termed ‘criminal...
13th November 2009
 
 
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