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While police arrest scores of illegal miners for immigration law violations in the wake of the Krugersdorp rapes, the conversation around how to regulate the informal mining sector intensifies.

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ONE illegal miner was fatally shot, while 46 others were arrested during an operation by the Hawks in Krugersdorp, west of Joburg on Tuesday afternoon, 2 August.

IN SPITE of the cold weather, civil organisations and residents flocked to the Krugersdorp Magistrates Court on Wednesday, 3 August, to stand in solidarity with the eight women who were gang raped last Thursday.

MIDVAAL Mayor Peter Teixeira has accused illegal miners of using his town as a hiding place from law enforcement agencies.

Mohalenyane Phakela FRAZER Solar has denied allegations that its managing director, Robert Frazer, fraudulently entered into a M1, 7 billion solar energy deal with the previous Thomas Thabane administration. This after the DCEO recently revealed that it had secured a warrant for Mr Frazer’s arrest for alleged fraud in connection with the botched 2018 deal

47 business sectors reserved for “indigenous” Basotho, foreign investors given a year to wind operations. Bereng Mpaki A CONTROVERSIAL law reserving certain businesses for “indigenous” Basotho will come into effect on 1 August 2022. In an interview this week, the Ministry of Trade and Industry’s public relations officer, Lihaelo Nkaota, said they will begin implementing

’Marafaele Mohloboli/Moroke Sekoboto DEMOCRATIC Congress (DC) leader, Mathibeli Mokhothu, has reiterated his pledge to use Lesotho’s mineral resources to grow the economy. Addressing DC supporters at a weekend rally in Sekamaneng, Berea, Mr Mokhothu said upon winning the 7 October 2022 elections, his government would work hard to improve the welfare of the people.