The UK has sanctioned Kenyan businessman Kamlesh Pattni and others for alleged involvement in the illicit gold trade, particularly in Zimbabwe. Pattni is known for his role in the Goldenberg scandal that cost Kenya $600 million. The sanctions aim to…

Approximately 4,000 illegal gold miners, known as ‘Zama Zama’, are trapped underground at the Stilfontein mine in northwestern South Africa for over a month. The government has halted food and water supplies in an attempt to force them out for…