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Illegal miners continue mining despite death of 13 Zama Zamas
Illegal miners at Kleinzee, in the northern where 13 miners died underground when a mine collapsed earlier this week, have…
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Police blame illegal miners from Lesotho for violent Riverlea attacks
Police Minister Bheki Cele has put the blame on violence linked to illegal mining in Riverlea, south of Johannesburg, on…
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DA suggests formalising small-scale mining to prevent illegal activity
The Democratic Alliance (DA) said it was time to look at formalizing small-scale mining to prevent incidents like the Boksburg…
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Residents demand swift investigation into Boksburg gas leak
Residents of Angelo Informal settlement have described the horror of seeing bodies strewn across the area moments after a gas…
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No hope of retrieving Free State miners’ bodies anytime soon
Authorities still don’t know when the bodies of suspected illegal miners will be retrieved from a disused Free State mine.…
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31 dead zama zamas believed to be Lesotho nationals
The bodies of at least 39 suspected illegal miners have been found in less than 24 hours. 31 of them…
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Police hunt down illegal miners
Police say they’re clamping down on illegal miners in Gauteng. Police arrested 35 illegal miners in an operation in Roodepoort…
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Bodies of 19 suspected illegal miners found in Krugersdorp
The bodies of 19 suspected illegal miners have been found in Krugersdorp. Police say no foul play is suspected at…
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Kagiso residents feel let down by SAPS
The community of Kagiso in the West Rand says it feels let down by the South African Police Service. Hundreds…
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ANC vows to address challenges posed by illegal miners
The African National Congress (ANC) has vowed to highlight and address challenges posed by illegal miners also known as zama…
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Six shot dead, eight wounded, 87 arrested in North West illegal mining crackdown
Six suspected illegal miners were shot dead and eight were wounded during a shootout with members of the Special Task…
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SA lockdown: Fears rise for illegal miners hiding underground
At least 100 illegal gold miners in South Africa are hiding underground, too scared to surface with police on patrol…
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