Tag: illegal mining crackdown

South Africa’s deployment of troops to assist police in tackling illegal mining and organized crimes has raised concerns over the chain of command and operation's scope and mandate. Speaking at ...

The government has declared Ghana’s forests and rivers security zones and ordered a stepped-up, uncompromising campaign against illegal mining, with the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, ...

The government is preparing to designate all rivers and forests in Ghana as security zones in a decisive push to combat illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey.  The announcement was ...