Ilegal Mining and its impact on our ecosystems

Guest: Natural Resources and Environmental Law Expert and Founder of Sitef & Co Mihlali Sitefani Illegal mining is causing devastating impacts on ecosystems and human lives in South Africa. Recent incidents, such as a gas explosion that killed 31 illegal miners in the Free State and another gas leak explosion in Germiston claiming 17 lives, underscore the risks involved. Beyond the immediate dangers to human life and health, illegal mining poses severe threats to surface and groundwater resources, air qualitySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.