Mantashe says zama-zamas to benefit from state funding as activists call for overhaul of mining legislation By Lucas Ledwaba on 6 February 2024 Mantashe says zama-zamas to benefit from state funding as activists call for overhaul of mining legislation The government's failure to issue permits to small-scale miners, particularly in rural areas such as the chrome rich Sekhukhune has criminalised artisanal miners who mine on a small scale on tribal trust lands. Continue readingMantashe says zama-zamas to benefit from state funding as activists call for overhaul of mining legislation