She said on Thursday, the four police officers from Barberton detectives went to a “paymaster” of illegal miners, colloquially referred to as zama zamas. The police officers conducted a search ...

colloquially referred to as zama zamas. One community member who was sent by the community to go underground returned with feedback that there are thousands of people in dire need, with many ...

The Hawks in Limpopo have arrested a suspect for alleged illegal mining activity and seized equipment valued at about R3 million in Giyani. The 41-year-old Mozambican man, who is also facing ...

The term Zama Zama describes illegal artisanal miners who occupy both closed and operational mines to mine for various minerals in South Africa, they are known for their use of undeveloped tools and ...

Locally known as "zama zamas", "those who try" in the Zulu language, the miners frustrate mining companies and are accused of criminality by residents. Journey to Justice, an exclusive podcast on the ...

Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, has emphasised that the government will not assist the illegal miners (zama zamas) who are trapped underground in unused mine shafts in Orkney and ...

The South African Police Service’s (SAPS) Operation Vala Umgodi task team in the North West province has reiterated the call to those illegal miners who are still underground in the Stilfontein ...

Senzo Mchunu will visit the mine where zama zamas are trapped. Images: Sharon Seretlo/Gallo Images via Getty Images and Emmanuel Croset/AFP via Getty Images Source: Getty Images STILFONTEIN, NORTH ...

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On Monday, a delegation of BJP MPs, including M. Raghunandhan Rao, Eatala Rajender, and Konda Vishweshwar Reddy, submitted a request to the Governor at Raj Bhavan, urging him to direct the government ...

She also clarified that Ntshavheni said anyone who wishes to assist them is more than welcome. Netizens who were gatvol of the criminal activity the Zama Zamas allegedly committed not only by mining ...

Zama Zamas are classified to this group. Zama Zama is a Zulu term loosely translated to “take a chance” or also “take a gamble”. Image: Artisanal mining is broadly understood to refer to “mining ...