Human rights lawyer Richard Spoor argues that government indecision and police actions contributed to the tragic deaths of 78 illegal miners in an abandoned shaft in Stilfontein, South Africa.
Human rights lawyer Richard Spoor argues that government indecision and police actions led to the tragic deaths of 78 zama zama s in Stilfontein.
While conceding that the illegal mining operation in Stilfontein and in other parts of the country was driven by crime syndicates buying gold at a discount and shipping it to markets in other countries, human rights lawyer Richard Spoor blamed government for the deaths of the zama zamas. With illegal mining having emerged in South Africa in the past 10 years, Spoor said government’s declaration of zama zama activities as illegal “attracts crime”.“In Stilfontein we are talking about thousands of these miners working in various shafts – generating a huge amount of gold, which they have been selling for the past 10 years.
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