Countries Lesotho soldiers arrested for selling firearms to zama zamas The case against two Lesotho Defence Force soldiers was postponed at the Maseru Magistrates’ Court. They are accused of... Read more 5 Feb
Countries Families return home after fleeing zama zama violence Two police Nyalas and a temporary police station at the edge of Sporong. Photos: Ihsaan Haffejee. By Ihsaan Haffejee... Read more 27 Jan
Countries Lesufi meets survivors of zama-zama intimidation in Randfontein settlement Cape Town – Hundreds of families forced from their homes in the Sporong informal settlement on the West Rand... Read more 23 Jan
Countries Illegal mining clampdown in South Africa: treating desperate people like criminals is an injustice – legal scholar Tracy-Lynn Field, University of the Witwatersrand Illegal artisanal gold mining in South Africa is in the spotlight again. Under... Read more 22 Nov, 2024