Mining groups “come, extract and just leave”, said NAAM spokesman Zethu Hlatshwayo, with little regard for workers left “in bad shape with debts” and sickness.
Environmental groups and NAAM claim mining causes significant water and air pollution, although official figures are hard to come by.
Mpumalanga, South Africa’s coal mining hub, was dubbed the world’s largest air pollution hotspot by Greenpeace in 2018.
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