Day: September 1, 2026

The City Gold Built Is Being Hollowed Out From Below

Mining expert David van Wyk estimates there are now more than 34,000 irregular miners operating across South Africa, and the damage they leave behind has moved well beyond the mining sector itself into the electricity grid, water pipes, roads and building foundations of the country’s economic capital. When the Underground

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The City Gold Built Is Being Hollowed Out From Below

Mining expert David van Wyk estimates there are now more than 34,000 irregular miners operating across South Africa, and the damage they leave behind has moved well beyond the mining sector itself into the electricity grid, water pipes, roads and building foundations of the country’s economic capital. When the Underground

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