Inquiry into Stilfontein illegal mining

JOHANNESBURG - The South African Human Rights Commission has instituted an inquiry into illegal mining. 

This after the commission received a complaint over the Stilfontein illegal mining operations.

READ: SA economy lost R60 billion in 2024 to illegal mining

Since August 2024, more than 1,000 illegal miners surfaced from the abandoned shafts in Stilfontein and 87 bodies were also retrieved.  

The commission of inquiry will sit in May this year, where role-players will make oral presentations.

  • eNCA's Bafedile Moerane reports.

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