Police overwhelmed as vigilantes hunt down zama-zamas

Men armed with sticks, hammers, axes round up, thrash zama-zamas

05 August 2022 - 07:22

By Penwell Dlamini

Police appeared to be losing the battle to regain control of marauding mobs in Kagiso,on the West Rand, as violence escalated with acts of vigilantism after a week of heightened law enforcement crackdowns on illegal mining activities.

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