The 2022 Policy on Artisanal Mining is insufficient to deal with the scourge of illegals mining.
Members of the South African police, patrol as they guard the mine shaft where rescue operations are ongoing as attempts are made to rescue illegal miners who have been underground for months in Stilfontein, South Africa, January 14, 2025.Shortly after the beginning of operation Vala Umgodi at Stilfontein, Minister Gwede Mantashe and top officials of his department appeared before Parliament on the 19th of November last year.
However, estimates are that there are between 30 000 and 50 000 artisanal miners, and the department explained that it wants to bring this sector into the mainstream economy. Economic Freedom Fighters MP Natasha Ntlangwini said, “Based on their presentation, the access of information communities having access to information is what we have seen. Where these mines are located, they are in small towns, so they are far away from your big cities where the department office is allocated. So, that was one of the questions and one of the answers that we will even write to them in written form so that they can give us an effective response.
Mantashe said, “Last week we were invited to a NATJOINTS meeting; we went to that meeting, and they gave us an analysis of their statistics. The majority of illegal miners are from Zimbabwe, followed by Mozambique, followed by Lesotho, followed by Malawi. Then there are sprinkles of SANS.
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