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A day for the zama zamas: Illegal gold mining in South Africa

Nadia Lepak | September 20, 2017 | 6:50 am Precious Metals Africa Gold 

Due to socio-economic problems such as growing unemployment and poverty rates in South Africa, there has been rise in illegal gold mining. The Daily Sun recently released videos showing a little bit of the reality for these underground miners known...

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