Territorial war by illegal miners sparks fear, deaths

Community stoned three people after accusing them of being involved in the killings

25 August 2021 - 07:26
By promise marupeng AND Promise Marupeng

At least seven people have been killed, five of them on the same night, in a Johannesburg informal settlement in what is believed to be an ongoing feud between illegal miners.

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