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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.
A recent mine collapse in the Free State has highlighted the burgeoning underground cities found in many of these mining towns, and they’re not just holes in the ground.
Take a stroll down the abandoned mines in Johannesburg, where hundreds, if not thousands of illegal miners, known as Zama Zamas, risk their lives to support their families. Watch VICE’s incredible exposé on the illegal mines in Jo’burg and the deadly gang warfare within them.