Jozi Gold

Jozi Gold exposes Johannesburg mines to not be so golden after all It paints a grim environmental and political picture of South Africas abandoned mines which are in disarray with toxicity levels that are harming communities The documentary follows Mariette Liefferink an advisory committee member of the South African Human Rights Commission as she tries to pressure government and mining companies to confront and fix what theyre responsible for and continue to let occur acid mine drainage contamination of cattle and human health radioactive land and not informing the public of these risks Her efforts reveal many mining companies indifference to the lives theyve affected while contrasting with the ordinary South Africans who are desperately trying to make a difference but as Mariette says The wheels of justice turn slow