As many as 120 arrests were made around the Krugersdorp West Village area but early on, warning signs around the investigation were apparent.
Illegal miners can make as much as R40 000 a month but if they want creature comforts, their bottom line is going to take a hit.
Residents of Kagiso, a township situated in Krugersdorp, have taken the law into their own hands and are targeting illegal miners in mob justice attacks.
These so-called ‘zama zamas’ risk everything to go deep underground in South Africa’s dangerous disused gold mines to make a living.