Illegal mining requires multi-sector approach – Prof. Kuma

SYNDICATES FUEL ILLEGAL MINING CRISIS, SAYS RESEARCHER

Tue 05 August 2025: Focus on ‘zama zamas’ ignores the organised crime networks profiting from the trade, while a complex socio-economic legacy traps thousands of former mineworkers. As law enforcement agencies intensify crackdowns on illegal miners, known as zama zamas, a leading researcher argues that the focus on individual workers overlooks the highly organised criminal […]

Illegal mining requires multi-sector approach – Prof. Kuma

Prof. Jerry S.Y. Kuma, Advisor to the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, says addressing illegal mining in Ghana demands a coordinated, multi-sectoral and multi-dimensional approaches. Speaking during a stakeholder engagement between the Volta Regional House of Chiefs, the Minerals Commission and the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources in Ho, Prof. Kuma outlined some […] The post Illegal mining requires multi-sector approach – Prof. K…

Illegal mining requires multi-sector approach – Prof. Kuma - Ghana Business News

Prof. Jerry S.Y. Kuma, Advisor to the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, says addressing illegal mining in Ghana demands a coordinated, multi-sectoral and multi-dimensional approaches.