Lesotho soldiers arrested for selling firearms to zama zamas The two accused were arrested with guns they could not prove were in their possession lawfully

Two soldiers from the #Lesotho Defence Force (#LDF) were arrested and charged with stealing firearms they were allegedly going to sell to #zamazamas (illegal miners) in South Africa:

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JUST IN: About 1000 illegal miners have been arrested in Barberton, Mpumalanga under operation Vala Umgodi.

DEVELOPING STORY #Barberton #ZamaZamas

Miner trapped at Stilfontein saw colleagues eat bodies to survive The miners trapped at Stilfontein resorted to horrifying measures to stay alive.

“You can only imagine the desperation of miners at that time to get to the point of eating parts of dead bodies.”

- Barbara October, Deputy Editor - GroundUp #Stilfontein #ZamaZamas #ZamaZama

Miner trapped at Stilfontein saw colleagues eat bodies to survive The miners trapped at Stilfontein resorted to horrifying measures to stay alive.

“You can only imagine the desperation of miners at that time to get to the point of eating parts of dead bodies.”

- Barbara October, Deputy Editor - GroundUp #Stilfontein #ZamaZamas #ZamaZama

Turf wars erupt in Gauteng as zama zamas fleeing Stilfontein clash with police, local miners | News24 The arrival of zama zamas from Stilfontein has intensified turf wars and conflict with local authorities in Gauteng's illegal mining hubs.

The Stilfontein saga continues even after the miners resurface. This demonstrates the nationwide (and indeed, transnational) nature of illegal mining and the conflict between rival groups in southern Africa
#organizedcrime #mining #zamazamas

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Informal mining in South Africa is here to stay. Police brutality won’t end it – here’s what will South Africa’s police have resorted to medieval military tactics against illegal miners. But the solution lies elsewhere: massive regional economic repair.

South Africa’s police have resorted to medieval military tactics against illegal miners. But the solution lies elsewhere: massive regional economic repair.

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#ArtisanalMining
#ZamaZamas
#BusinessAndEconomy

Wonder which of our top #ANC #politicians benefit from illegal gold mining in #SouthAfrica?
The sheer scale, nationally, would be impossible without some form of 'blind eye' or collusion.
#ZamaZamas
#Corruption

Illegal gold miners sitting on the ground in front of a police vehicle, located at a formally abandoned goldmine in South Africa.

#SouthAfrica
#IllegalMining
#ZamaZamas

Goldfinger, anyone? 😉

BREAKING: Three illegal miners have been killed in a gun battle with police in Sabie, Mpumalanga. One officer shot and wounded in the leg. Two AK-47 rifles + 500 ammunition recovered. Police were patrolling the new Village mining shaft when they came under attack #ZamaZamas

Standoff Continues as Illegal Miners Remain Trapped in South Africa cricket news, cricket live scores, cricket player profile, cricket live commentary, icc, bcci, ipl, cpl, bbl, world cricket, sports, indian ccket, psl

Standoff Continues as Illegal Miners Remain Trapped in South Africa
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#IllegalMining
#ZamaZamas
#SouthAfrica
#StilfonteinStandoff
#MiningCrisis
#CloseTheHole
#RescueOperation
#SouthAfricaMining

The current cruel crackdown on #Zamazamas in South Africa using #starvation as a policing & crime fighting too by Police #SouthAfrica is morally wrong. It is allowing real criminals who are illegal gold smugglers and to roam free
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