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 ...

Police in the North West have confirmed that 20 more suspected illegal miners came up to the surface on Wednesday. This comes three days after the resurfacing of another 14 suspected illegal ...

The High Court in Pretoria dismissed an application by the Society for the Protection of Our Constitution seeking emergency disaster relief for illegal miners – referred to as zama zamas ...

ZAMA, Japan – U.S. Army Garrison Japan leadership attended a neighboring city’s festival here Nov. 17, which helped enhance the partnership between the Army and its host nation, the garrison ...

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Hundreds to thousands of zama zamas have remained underground at the disused gold mine in Klerksdorp, North-West, for over a month. Reports suggested that they have refused to resurface since ...

The latest zama zamas to emerge follow weeks of Operation Vala Umgodi by police in parts of the North West, which has seen the arrest of more than 1,000 other illegal miners. National police ...

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 ...

In South Africa, workers at illegal gold mines like these are known as "zama-zamas," meaning “one who takes a chance” in the Zulu language. Over the past several weeks, the zama-zamas at ...

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 ...

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 ...