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The lack of community involvement and oversight was one of the causes of the zama zama (illegal miners) phenomenon in South Africa, he said. “When mines close, the company does not consult ...

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OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea – Eight days earlier, Zama watched a 10-point lead evaporate in a two-point defeat at Yokota. In Wednesday’s rematch – which happened to be the Far East Division ...

eNCA's Bafedile Moerane reports.

In an operation dubbed Operation Vala Umgodi, police stopped the supply of food and other items to the zama zamas stationed underground. This led to numerous court challenges, attempting to compel ...

Human rights lawyer Mametlwe Sebei has warned that police will have to deal with consequences if they continue to ignore calls to transfer the Stilfontein Zama zamas to hospitals. He said police ...

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A man described as an illegal miner was killed, and his accomplice injured, during a shoot-out with the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department’s (EMPD) Intervention Unit officers this morning ...

The mineworkers, colloquially referred to as zama zamas, have been holed up underground for months and reported that several of their colleagues died due to starvation. According to the General ...

Read: The violent underworld of Stilfontein’s zama zamas The government initially took a tough stance, saying it wouldn’t help rescue people participating in illegal activities, and the police ...

JOHANNESBURG - The notorious illegal mining hub of Riverlea is slowly becoming a no-go area once again.