When Emmanuel Siyabonga was a boy, he wasn't fussy about the type of job he wanted when he grew up. Other boys dreamed of being footballers, doctors, soldiers. All Siyabonga wanted, he says, was a job ...
South Africa requires mining companies to rehabilitate their land after wrapping up operations, but the legislation is rarely enforced, and several loopholes exist to avoid the responsibility. In 2017 ...
The Golfview Mine, where Siyabonga is working, is one of several abandoned mines dotted around the town of Ermelo in the heart of South Africa's coal belt. It was once operated by Golfview Mining Ltd, ...
It's a grueling and risky life for these miners, known as zama zamas, an isiZulu phrase translating loosely as "those who take a chance." Says... When Emmanuel Siyabonga was a boy, he wasn't fussy ...
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