Court orders blockade on Zama Zama mine in Stilfontein to cease
By Rachel Mohamed The issue of illegal mining at the abandoned mine in Stilfontein in the Northwest Province has raised major concerns throughout the country. This matter has sparked debate around the socio-economic conditions in the community, the humanity of the miners, and the role of the state, as the police have refused entry into the mines where illegal miners known as Zama Zama remained trapped underground under unsafe conditions. […]
