SA needs special unit to crack down on illegal mining, Mantashe urges as govt slowly closes shafts | News24

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe says the country needs a dedicated team to clamp down on illegal mining in South Africa, adding that it will take several years for the government to seal open mine shafts.

Mantashe and Police Minister Bheki Cele were briefing the National Council of Provinces on Thursday. They detailed several interventions made by the government to curb illegal mining activities. Illegal mining hit the headlines recently after the robbery and rapes of a film crew in Krugersdorp. It lead to large-scale crackdowns by police on so-called zama zamas.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.

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JasonFelix And all the years he did fokol

JasonFelix Why is it “illegal” to mine what is found on one’s property in the 1st place 🤔

JasonFelix Useless minister. He and his crooked comrades was warned in parliament of the zama zama criminals. Too busy installing cams....

JasonFelix Well then I guess you better get started.

JasonFelix Gwede must just resign

JasonFelix Our police minister spent millions on accommodation and meals over 3 years and says there is shortage of funds to employ more officers. We have the special Task force operators who used to deal with this. Let them be used again

JasonFelix Every mine is required by law to maintain funds under DMR’s control that can pay for rehabilitation if the mine owners fail to rehabilitate. The DMR’s failure (and consequently the Minister’s) to enforce this law and ensure rehab is at the core of this problem.

JasonFelix Im hopeless since i thought Mantashe is in that dedicated team now he seems doesn't have solutions to curb these illegal mining

JasonFelix CyrilRamaphosa just another opportunity to loot. There are border guards, SAPS, SANDF, Hawks and SARS who are responsible for the control of illigal aliens, criminals and law enforcement, yet the dinosaur wants 'more' useless anc cadres employed! Money, money money = votes

JasonFelix If there's value which lures people all the way from other countries with big guns to mine in those mines wouldn't it be wise to secure the holes and let south Africans mine it.. instead of sealing in all that 💰

JasonFelix Back in the day we had a team for almost anything & this wouldnt have happened ANC lost all these teams coz there was no money to pay them since the funds used for this were stolen Hence we find ourselves in so many bad situations Railway Police Liquor license inspectors

JasonFelix Because they have no pride and work ethic . Stealing their way to wealth . That’s all they know .

JasonFelix And also the Railway police to protect our national rail transport assets.

JasonFelix Then the same mining companies close down, retrench workers and take their proceeds overseas, leaving monsters of shafts with government to take care. Then government must see to it that these shafts are closed. Why not trace those mining companies to fix their mess?

JasonFelix When it suit him there is a need for dedicated team. Sies GwedeMantashe1 sies MYANC Sies GovernmentZA

JasonFelix When the call to nationalize mines was made was exactly for these reasons. We have a government which does not gain much from mining, it all goes with capital outflow, but mining companies leave mine dumps and opened shafts posing health risk to the nearby residents.

JasonFelix Minister just need to close all mining holes... For police to fight this illegal mining is an extra duties CZ our police are smaller in numbers.... Summon all Mining companies to closed their holes.... Police are very weak right now busy eating magwinya... Soos nou

JasonFelix My personal question why years and who let those companies go without rehabilitation of the mines,please minister use the stolen state capture billions to close the mines,talk show is over,

JasonFelix Had the ANC done its job and governed, they would have made sure that each mine is sealed by the company that was mining it cost wise

JasonFelix Gwede needs to retire and someone that can read and write should be appointed

JasonFelix That's what y'all know best, protecting corporate interests. ANC is nonsense and I wish amadlozi deal with these Satans🥺

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