Thousands of angry protesters in South Africa hunt down miners without permits as outrage grows over mass rape of eight women in Johannesburg city
Thousands of armed residents raid illegal mines and target workers, known as"zama zamas", in Kagiso township, as outrage widens over mass rape of eight women last week west of Johannesburg city.
Armed with machetes, golf clubs and hammers, mobs of residents on Thursday moved from one area to another on the fringes of the town's Kagiso township, trying to smoke out miners operating illegally in informal shafts. Police said a murder and public violence investigation was opened after the body of a man was found near the area in the morning.Police Minister Bheki Cele has said informal miners commonly known as "zama zamas" –– believed to largely be undocumented foreigners –– were likely behind the attack on July 28 in the town of Krugersdorp.
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