Kagiso
West Rand residents warn they'll keep hunting zama zamas until govt steps up
Residents have told Police Minister Bheki Cele at the crime combatting imbizo in Kagiso Sunday that their dire warnings about the effects of the illegal mining...
Police Minister Bheki Cele, along with the departments of Home Affairs and Mineral Resources, have joined forces in an effort to eradicate illicit mining and the ruthless criminal syndicates which control them.
Makhura says most of the zama-zamas in South Africa are from specific countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region and this is known by police.
Ramaphosa was addressing the closing ceremony of the Presidential Social Sector Summit. His statement follows the killing of an alleged miner in Kagiso, on the West Rand, on Thursday.
The residents say law enforcement has been lacking for a long time in the township.
Residents of Kagiso, on Gauteng's West Rand, protested on 4 August 2022. They took to the streets, to search for illegal miners. Residents say they've had to take matters into their own hands, because high crime levels aren't being addressed.
Police presence remained heavy on Thursday evening, as demonstrators slowly returned to their homes, after a day of raids and a manhunt a for illegal miners also referred to as Zama Zamas.
They say that it's time for the government to take effective measures to deal with their grievances.
In a widely shared social media post, organisers said that they planned to shut down all illegal mines in the area.
Police are investigating the murders of seven people and the wounding of five others, allegedly by a lone gunman.
The DA made the call after a teacher, who is a known sexual offender and was fired by the Gauteng education department in 2014, resurfaced at a private school in Kagiso as an acting principal.
Times Live has reported that a man wearing a balaclava arrived and told the other children to leave. He then forced the girls into nearby bushes and raped them.
A cash-in-transit vehicle was attacked by armed robbers in Chamdor on Wednesday morning, the suspects managed to flee with an undisclosed amount of money after using explosives to access the cash.
Residents from areas such as Pennyville in Soweto, Kagiso on the West Rand and Gomorrah in Tshwane are venting their frustration and making their demands known.
It's understood the pair had an argument and one boy pulled out a knife and stabbed the other.
The tavern owner, his brother-in-law and a friend were gunned down at around 11 pm on Tuesday night.
The suspect in the murder of the pair is believed to be an ex-boyfriend to the mother of the deceased children.
They are accused of stabbing and killing a man outside a local watering hole on Wednesday.
It’s understood police were tipped off on Friday by a concerned classmate.