MACUA accuses the government of protecting mining elites while criminalising the poor [SOUND]

# The Mining Affected Communities United in Action says the government is protecting powerful mining companies while criminalising poor and informal miners. They argue proposed changes to illegal mining laws favour wealthy corporations and ignore serious crimes by major mining companies. The advocacy group’s Magnificent Mndebele calls for full prosecution of mining executives, mandatory community consent for mining, and an inquiry into the Stilfontein tragedy in North West, where over 90 miners died: