Regulatory failure, not criminality, lies at the heart of SA’s mining crisis
Daily Maverick | 20.08.2026 02:44Fourteen miners were recently victims of a tragic incident in an improperly closed mine in Nkaneng, near Marikana, in North West. While the current narrative is that this is a matter of illegal mining activity, the real issue is the state’s sustained failure to regulate mine closure and hold the mining industry accountable.
