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Trapped, starving, and surrounded by death: the plight of the zama zamas

Stranded illegal South African miners remain cut off and amid corpses

Siobhan Lismore-Scott
South Africa's Police Service led the operation against zama zamas.

South Africa's Police Service led the operation against zama zamas. | Credits: SPA South Africa

At least 400 South African miners remain trapped underground surrounded by dead bodies, a group working on behalf of the illegal miners said on Monday. Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA)...

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