“It’s the Wild West”: Zombie Mines Multiply in South Africa’s Opaque Coal Sector
By Julie Bourdin
This story was reported with support from the Earth Journalism Network.
Standing on a rocky outcrop above his hometown in Mpumalanga province, Moses Madonsela sighs at the sight of the large artificial hills that scar the dry winter landscape. This was once a field on which his community farmed maize. It is now buried beneath a colossal pile of rocks and soil, interspersed with large water-filled holes.
Photo courtesy of Paul Saad.
Source: African Arguments (link opens in a new window)
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