Illegal Mining Hits Botswana
Monday, October 31, 2016
On Friday, three unemployed men from Kwekwe in Zimbabwe and a local from Nlaqhwane, pleaded guilty to unlawful prospecting of minerals without a permit or licence.
The state alleges that the illegal gold panners Aphinos Nhamo, Elliot Chihwedere, Talent Munzari - who are all from Zimbabwe - and Marko Mbokodo on June 24 at or near Albert’s farm near Matsiloje were found prospecting for unwrought gold without a prospecting permit or licence.
March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...