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Illegal gold mining scars Johannesburg, reports say
Original: Sinkholes, scarred land and scapegoats: the scourge of illegal gold mining in Johannesburg https://www. theguardian.com/
Illegal gold mining in Johannesburg is devastating the city's landscape, leaving dangerous sinkholes and contaminated land across former mining areas. A new Guardian report examines the environmental damage, the communities living atop unstable ground, and the tensions over who is blamed for the crisis. The report argues that migrants and poor workers are being made scapegoats while larger criminal networks and legacy industrial issues go unaddressed.
Why now: The Guardian has just published an in-depth report on the environmental and social fallout of illegal gold mining in Johannesburg.
JohannesburgSouth AfricaThe Guardian
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- Sinkholes, scarred land and scapegoats: the scourge of illegal gold mining in Johannesburg https://www. theguardian.com/business/2026/ oct/30/sinkholes-scarred-land-scapegoats-illegal-gold-mining-johannesburg # Johannesburg # environment # gold # mining # crime · Dragofix@veganism.social · 2
- Sinkholes, scarred land and scapegoats: the scourge of illegal gold mining in Johannesburg https://www. theguardian.com/business/2026/ oct/30/sinkholes-scarred-land-scapegoats-illegal-gold-mining-johannesburg # Mining # Mining # SouthAfrica # Gold # Africa # Business #… · theguardian_world_news@halo.nu · 1
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