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The DA in the Matjhabeng Municipality has bemoaned the misgovernance of the troubled municipality in the Free State Goldfields, accusing the municipality of neglecting the most basic services to ma.
The challenge of addressing illegal mining is complex and cannot be achieved with "takedown" operations and dramatic shows of force, no matter how often they occur, writes Julian Rademeyer.