A shocking report by the Bench-Marks Foundation has lifted the lid on the illicit gold trade in South Africa, revealing that licensed mining companies are buying gold from illegal miners. The study also exposed a complex web of illegal gold sales to scrap metal dealers, syndicates, security companies, and even police officers. To delve deeper into these findings and their implications, Elvis Presslin spoke to David Van Wyk, lead researcher and activist at the Bench-Marks Foundation