A standoff between police and illegal miners at Stilfontein has forced illict mineral extraction into the spotlight. The unsafe and unregulated "zama zama" trade draws many to South Africa where the government doesn't appear to be offering any good alternatives. Eddy Micah Jr. talks to Johannes Qankase, a community leader in Stilfontein and DW correspondent Thuso Khumalo in South Africa.
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