Arrests of numerous illegal miners, commonly known as zama zamas, have become such a common occurrence in our country that when 55 of them were apprehended in North West last weekend it was not ...

RUSTENBURG — Police arrested four men, including an undocumented Zimbabwean national, on various charges amid the ongoing Vala Umgodi operations in the Bojanala Platinum District in the North-West.

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 ...

On 14 May 2015, a settlement agreement was concluded between President Jacob Zuma, the Minister of Justice Michael Masutha and the former National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), Mxolisi ...