Illegal mining in Johannesburg is accelerating the collapse of critical infrastructure across South Africa's economic hub, with residents and officials warni...
These gold researchers - but not only - weaken the infrastructure of Johannesburg, its transmission and electricity networks, and even to the homes. They also generate rivalries between gangs that settle in violence, denounce riparians and authorities. "First, explosions and tremors came from the basement, and we felt our apartment trembled," tells AFP Voneen Trompeter, 45, resident of Roodepoort, north-west of the city center. "Now there are sh…
Roads that collapse, trembling buildings and armed gangs that rule underground. Welcome to the heart of the capital... The article Johannesburg sees its soil open under the illegal gold fever appeared first on Le Singulier.