Murder, rape and claims of contamination at a Tanzanian goldmine

Police and guards at North Mara have been accused of killing dozens – possibly hundreds – of locals

by Jonathan Watts in Tanzania-Tue 18 Jun 2019

When safari tourists drive to the Serengeti national park in Tanzania, few realise they are passing one of the world’s most contentious goldmines.

From the escarpment above the plain, the North Mara facility is so large that it at first resembles a bare hillside. But look closer and the artificial mound is made up of tiers of reddish brown earth, from which a thin grey plume of smoke drifts up to the sky.

Murder, rape and claims of ... by on Scribd