Illegal mining in S Africa draws migrants
In nation that supplies much of the world’s gold and precious metals, men put their lives at risk to eke out a living.
Published On 3 Jan 2015
South Africa is one of the world’s largest producers of gold and other precious metals. But alongside the legal mining industry is an illegal one, where jobless young migrants put their lives at risk to try to put food on the table.
Al Jazeera’s Natasha Ghoneim reports from Benoni, outside Johannesburg.
Source: Al Jazeera