Roads, shops, factories and homes threatened by sinkholes as illegal mining hollows out Joburg

Sinkholes are collapsing major arterial roads, opening inside upmarket residential estates and even beneath shops and factories as illegal miners tunnel under Johannesburg, forcing businesses and residents to spend small fortunes on emergency repairs and temporary infrastructure just to keep operating. Daily Maverick’s Anna Cox reports. 

Reporting by: Anna Cox 
Filmed by: Malibongwe Tyilo 
Edited by: Anda Tolibadi 
Produced by: Emilie Gambade 
Creative lead by: Malibongwe Tyilo 
Sub-edited by: Caspar Greeff 

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