Gauteng police chief Elias Mawela led a second operation in as many days in Krugersdorp on Tuesday following the rape of eight women on a mine dump. Police raided a compound believed to be used by ...

Krugersdorp has long been identified as a hotspot for illegal mining. Earlier this year, provincial police commissioner lieutenant-general Tommy Mthombeni acknowledged the prevalence of zama ...

In total during the rescue operation, 246 illegal gold miners were brought to the surface alive. Seventy-eight more were brought up dead. Sponsor Message Known here as "zama zamas" or "those who ...

Confusion remains over how 21 bodies ended up in a shaft of the Amatshe mine in West Village, Krugersdorp ... miners who have made the area unsafe. They said since the acquittal of the 14 illegal ...

In South Africa, workers at illegal gold mines like these are known as "zama-zamas," meaning "one who takes a chance" in the Zulu language. Over the past several weeks, the zama-zamas at ...

Members of the South African Police Services (Saps) raid mining quarries on 8 April 2021 in Krugersdorp. Picture: Gallo Images/Daily Sun/Morapedi Mashashe They live underground, are armed to the ...

Mohlakeng community members gather belongings of suspected illegal miners before setting it alight ... Randfontein, burned Zama Zama’s shacks #fyp #zamazama ♬ original sound – The_Citizen ...

The debate on the "persistent illegal mining activities and concomitant crimes" was proposed by ANC MP Mikateko Mahlaule. The debate takes place a month after the rape of eight women in Krugersdorp by ...

to deny the miners access to food in a bid to force them to the surface. Read: The violent underworld of Stilfontein’s zama zamas The government initially took a tough stance, saying it wouldn ...