Illegal and unregulated artisanal gold mining on the Witwatersrand Basin, located south of South Africa’s Gauteng province, is an increasing threat to community, industrial and state security. Reports on turf wars between rival gangs, or shootouts between illegal miners and security officers are commonplace.
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There are systemic reasons illegal mining has become such a threat to peace and security, including the state’s failure to nip this unregulated industry in the bud, and the failure to formalise artisanal mining as a livelihood strategy.