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Agriculture versus mining: a historical perspective

The rise of the mining industry in South Africa has had a significant negative impact on agriculture, particularly for black farming communities.

While to some extent agriculture and mining rely on each other to prosper, conflict between these two important sectors is not often talked about due to sensitivities around the causes of the conflict, which are rooted

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