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A suspected zama zama comes out of an illegal mine in Sabie. > Photo: Supplied/Source An rescue operation is under way to save more than 150 souls trapped in an illegal mine in the dense Sabie ...

Main photo: High-ranking police officials on the scene. Insert: One of the zama zamas that had been rescued. Photos: Riot Hlatshwayo At least another 10 zama zama captives were extracted from the ...

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Among them is a 14-year-old. The operation to bring other zama zamas out is continuing. On Monday morning, an application for emergency humanitarian relief for illegal miners was dismissed.

November marks 20 years since South African artist Zama Jobe released her debut album “Ndawo Yami”. The Afro-pop album with 12 songs, with “Ndawo Yami” being one of the best-selling hit ...

National police spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said the 14 illegal miners, colloquially known as zama zamas, who emerged on Sunday night are all Mozambicans. “A total of 14 illegal ...

An illegal miner who resurfaced last week and was sent back down told authorities it was difficult to get the word out to all the miners in a shaft that is 2.5km deep. STILFONTEIN - An illegal ...

A convoy of government officials, activists, community members and journalists sped from the town's police station towards the abandoned mine where the zama zamas had been digging for gold before ...

ALSO READ: Rescue operation to free more than 100 trapped zama zamas in Sabie to continue Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola says all those who have resurfaced are now in police custody.

Ndumiso told the BBC that after being laid off by a big mining firm, he decided to join the gang in its underground world to become what is known as a "zama zama", an illegal miner. He digs for ...