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South African Government to deploy 3,300 military personnel to help tackle illegal mining

South Africa’s president has ordered thousands of military personnel to assist in a nationwide operation against illegal mining, an activity that is estimated to cost the country billions of dollars each year. The president’s spokesman Vincent Magwenya announced on Thursday that 3,300 army personnel would partner with police in an intensified anti-criminality operation against illegal […]