South Africa Launches Investigation into Gold Smuggling Ring
Last month, Al Jazeera conducted an investigation into gold smuggling in Africa. The investigation, which was recorded as a four-part series, uncovered a money laundering and gold smuggling scheme in Zimbabwe and South Africa. The investigative videos uploaded on YouTube show the inner workings of this gold mafia as well as the kingpins who run the show. In a recent speech to parliament, South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa revealed that the country had began its own investigation into the matter. Ramaphosa stated that preserving the financial system’s integrity was of utmost importance, adding that the investigation was in the inquiry…