Ukushintshela kweNingizimu Afrika kumandla avuselelekayo kuzoyiqeda imboni yamalahle, kube nomthelela kubasebenzi abangaphezu kwezi-100 000 ezimayini, eziphehla ugesi kanye nezimboni ezihambisana nazo. Njengoba igxile kakhulu eMpumalanga, izimayini zamalahle ezingama-65 kwezingama-78 zaseNingizimu Afrika zikhiqiza amaphesenti angama-80 amalahle ezwe, asekela izimboni eziphehla ugesi ngamalahle nezimboni ezifana namakhemikhali kaphethiloli kanye nokukhiqizwa kwensimbi. Cishe u-85% kagesi waseNingizimu Afrika uvela emalahleni, okubophela imikhakha eminingi kuchungechunge lwenani lamalahle.
Abacwaningi bezomnotho, okuhlanganisa noSolwazi Haroon Bhorat waseNyuvesi yaseKapa, bacwaninge ngomthelela ongase ube khona wokuqashwa. Iningi labasebenzi basembonini yamalahle (75%) abanamakhono amancane, ikakhulukazi ezindimeni ezifana nokusebenza kwezimayini nokuphatha imishini. Izindima zamakhono aphezulu zimbalwa, kuyilapho imisebenzi eyisisekelo, kuhlanganise nezisebenzi, yenza ingxenye encane yabasebenzi. Ukuphehlwa kukagesi ngamalahle kuqashe abasebenzi ababalelwa ku-30,000 abanamakhono amancane, iningi labo eliphakathi kweminyaka engama-25 no-44.
Uguquko lungabangela ukulahleka kwemisebenzi okukhulu ngale kokuqashwa okuqondile, kuthinte imizi esengozini kanye nezifunda ezithembele emalahleni. Abacwaningi balwela izinqubomgomo ezihambisana nezidingo zabasebenzi, kucatshangelwa ukuqeqeshwa kabusha kwemisebenzi nokusekelwa kwezomnotho wendawo. Umsebenzi wesikhathi esizayo uzogxila ekuthuthukiseni iphakethe lenqubomgomo ukuze kube lula uguquko lwabasebenzi nemiphakathi encike ekuqashweni okusekelwe emalahleni.