Illegal mining gangs
Hawks clamp down on illegal mining in Limpopo
Four men were arrested on Thursday at in Burgersdorp during a joint operation between the Hawks and the national intervention unit.
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City of Joburg accused of overstating threat posed by illegal mining
Chief researcher at the Bench Marks Foundation David van Wyk says that the problem is too complex to blame zama zamas.
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Over 100 suspected illegal miners due in court
They were arrested on Sunday in an operation by the crime prevention unit.
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EMPD arrests 2 alleged illegal miners in Boksburg
Officials say they found explosives after searching a shack belonging to one of the suspects.
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Family of murdered East Rand women moved to safe house
The women were murdered, and another seriously wounded, at an informal settlement near Daveyton on the East Rand.
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Benoni ward councillor says zama zama murders a national crisis
No arrests in the case of seven zama zamas who were killed in the Benoni area have yet been made.
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Police suspect gang rivalry after 7 men found dead at Benoni mine shaft
The police's Lungelo Dlamini says that the area is notorious for these kinds of murders.
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MEC Nkosi-Malobane: Illegal mining could cripple economy
Officials say it’s an organised crime involving people who are unemployed and desperate to earn a living and put food on the table.
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China says 31 nationals detained in Zambia for illegal mining
However, Zambia had not only not provided strong proof of the crimes of the 31 detained but had also detained a pregnant woman and two victims of malaria, Lin said.
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Court hands down hefty sentences to 22 illegal miners
Twenty-two illegal miners, including a kingpin, have been sentenced between 20 and 25 years in prison in the High Court sitting in Virginia in the Free State.
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‘Decriminalise informal mining’ – Oxfam SA
The call comes after the bodies of 14 suspected illegal miners were discovered on the East Rand earlier this week.
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Phahlane condemns mass killing of suspected illegal miners
A passerby discovered the first six bodies dumped near a train station in Benoni on Sunday, and eight more were found by police on Monday.
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NUM calls for intensified fight against illegal mining in SA
NUM says it’s concerned about recent spikes in the illegal activity and the easy access to disused mines.
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Illegal miners believed to have suffocated underground
Illegal miners say the bodies of 11 of their counterparts are trapped underground.
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HRC: Zama Zamas colluding with legit companies
The illegally mined gold is exported overseas through the 'hawala system'.
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SAHRC study: 30,000 involved in illegal mining over 10 years
The commission says it can confirm illegal mining takes place in seven provinces.
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World’s worst job: Illegal mining in Africa
Thousands of illegal miners travel deep underground each day in Johannesburg in search of gold. The work is dangerous and at times, deadly.
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‘Fatal clashes between illegal gold mining gangs on the rise’
Police's clampdown on abandoned shafts has led to turf war over territory.
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One person killed as illegal miners clash
At least 18 shacks and two houses were razed to the ground when the groups faced off in Embalenhle.
