What lessons have we learned from Stillfontein?
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https://doi.org/10.14426/na.v96i1.2783Keywords:
Stillfontein, Artisinal mining, Small-scale mining, Mining, Disaster, South Africa, Lawyers for Human RightsAbstract
The Stilfontein disaster, which claimed the lives of dozens of informal miners, has become a flashpoint for broader debates about governance, human rights, and economic justice in South Africa. As noted by Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) the tragedy was not merely an accident but a "direct consequence of systemic neglect and the criminalisation of artisanal miners." The government's failure to address the dangers of abandoned mines and its punitive approach to artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) have exacerbated the vulnerabilities of marginalised communities.

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Kadalie, B. (2025). What lessons have we learned from Stillfontein?. New Agenda: South African Journal of Social and Economic Policy, 96(1). https://doi.org/10.14426/na.v96i1.2783
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