BARBERTON – As groups of the illegal miners apprehended in Barberton appear in court, more continue to surface from Sheba mine.
On Thursday evening, law enforcement indicated that about twenty more zama zamas are believed to be emerging to the surface.
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Mpumalanga’s acting police commissioner, Zeph Mkhwanazi, has assured the public that the situation is ‘under control’ following a massive raid on illegal miners.
Over 550 Zama Zamas have been arrested at the Sheba mine as part of Operation Vala uMgodi.
Mkhwanazi says that police have sufficient capacity to house all the suspects.
They have been split up and spread across various facilities.
Mpumalanga community safety MEC, Jackie Macie, says they’re working closely with intelligence agencies to track where the gold is taken once it has been mined by zama zamas.
eNCA senior reporter Aviwe Mtila spoke with SAPS.
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