SocietyIllegal mining ravages Johannesburg neighbourhoods

Some homes in a Johannesburg neighbourhood risk collapsing because illegal miners have hollowed out the ground while searching for gold and chromium. Known as Zama Zamas, an estimated 34,000 such miners operate across South Africa, contributing to building collapses and frequent power outages.

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