8.1 The Department of Mining and the Police should report back to Parliament on a regular basis regarding the progress made in respect of remedial steps taken by the State, mine houses and mine owners to combat and prevent illegal mining, and improve the security and safety at mines. 8.2 Parliament needs to tighten relevant legislation pertaining to the shortcomings in dealing with illegal mining. 8.3 The proper terminology must be defined and agreed upon in the various sectors (justice, police, and mining industry) in relation to the crime of illegal mining in order to properly charge and convict illegal miners caught engaging in illegal mining. 8.4 There should be co-operation between Mining Houses, Labour Unions, SAPS and the Department of Justice and Constitutional development on the specific charges to be brought against illegal miners. Illegal miners should be charged with illegal mining and sentenced accordingly rather than being charged with trespassing which carries more lenient sentences. 8.5 SAPS should perform top-level arrests and name and shame syndicate king pins. 8.6 Mining companies should tighten up security and invest in proper security systems. 8.7 The Mine Health and Safety Inspectorate should be strengthened in order to implement effectively the Mine Health and Safety Amendment Act of 2008, to investigate and enforce compliance to the Act which will hopefully result in reducing occupational injuries and ill-health. 8.8. The Mine Health and Safety Amendment Act should be amended to increase the fine for non-compliance in respect of the safe-keeping of explosives from the current R200 000 to R1 million. 8.9 Underground security patrols should be encouraged. Security should be increased at functioning mines including search procedures to prevent the theft and smuggling of equipment and explosives.