It took the gang rape of eight women for the South African Police Service to finally act against illegal miners in Mogale City. And when they did, it was with a “take-down” operation of the kind that has become a stock response to criminal atrocities so terrible they can no longer be ignored.
And the zama zamas are at the very bottom rungs of a thriving illicit economy centred on Johannesburg that primarily benefits South African scrap metal and gold dealers, jewellers, gold refineries and exporters. was bludgeoned and stoned to death, a tyre tossed on to his corpse as a whistling crowd ignored pleas for them to stop.
Illegal gold mining has been on the rise for more than 20 years in South Africa. Underground illegal miners were first reported in 1999, climbing into abandoned shafts in Welkom. Worsening ore grades, rising costs, bouts of labour and social unrest, and falling investment in new mines have all contributed to a sharp decline in the gold mining sector. Widespread layoffs saw the number of workers in the industry fall from 190,000 in 2018 to just 95,000 in 2019.
Why are the mines not filled. Shut down. Does not take much to shut a mine...boom. and its shut
Richard_Spoor Scarey stuff... and its always the small fish that fry.
Our government is an organised crime network. I won't be surprised if gold isn't smuggled overseas in diplomatic bags
Richard_Spoor And the government handed the illicit cigarette trade over on a silver platter, further funding and emboldening organized crime. covidiots
LirandzuThemba IanCameron23
Looting Continues in South Africa 💰 Under disguise ⚫️ TheWest
Today you are reporting but its been going on for DECADES... flavour of the month reporting
Environmental threat as well