Illegal mining forces residents to sell their homes

With illegal mining on the rise in SA, a serious risk to the sustainability of the mining sector arises. This has now started to affect other sectors with City Power substations at risk of collapsing, and some residents forced to sell their homes - in fear for their safety. The Sowetan spoke to some of the residents in Florida Lake, where zama-zamas are mining illegally and Business Day TV spoke to Sowetan Journalist, Noxolo Sibiya to unpack the situation in more detail.