Zama zamas are part of a legacy of exploitation of the region by mining majors and governments. Do you agree that they are often simply used and often abused workers, trying to put food on the table and risking their lives to do so?
Contrary to what the police, government and some media outlets have been saying, zama zamas are not the problem that they are portrayed as.
These illegal miners are, for the most part, thousands of men and a very few women, who risk life and limb to harvest what is left of one of the bounties of nature.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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