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CRIMINALISING SURVIVAL OP-ED: Blunt-force justice — new bill proposes excessive punishment for artisanal mining

Lulama Madyaka, Mazi Choshane and Robert Krause · Daily Maverick

Published 1 Oct 2026, 8:57 am·6 d ago·1 min read

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The General (Mining) Laws Amendment Bill proposes penalties of up to 30 years’ imprisonment and a R100-million fine for unlicensed mining. But the Bill fails to distinguish between violent criminal networks and vulnerable, subsistence artisanal miners.

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