Riverlee residents have welcomed the increased police visibility in the area that has resulted in the arrest of close to 200 hundred suspected zama zamas.
JOHANNESBURG - Residents of Riverlea have called on government to clear out the Zamimpilo informal settlement - which they say harbours zama zamas .
Lobi was speaking at the Police Illegal Mining Imbizo which is being held at the Riverlea recreation centre grounds on Friday. Lobi said as long as the Zamimpilo informal settlement existed, illegal miners would have a safe harbour. "Now it is safe, now it is time for housing to come and do an audit Now it's time for human settlements to take part now it's time for the city to do services."ALSO READ:- Police Special Task Force raids Zamimpilo informal settlement in Riverlea- IN PICS, VIDEO: Saps elite units pounce on and arrest zama zamas near Riverlea
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