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Zama zamas are illegal artisanal miners in South Africa who occupy closed or operational mines to mine for minerals such as gold, iron ore, coal, and manganese. The term zama zama loosely translates to "take a chance" in isiZulu and they use rudimentary tools and explosives for mining.
People watch as Senzo Mchunu, South African police minister (not pictured), inspects outside the mineshaft where it is estimated that hundreds of illegal miners are believed to be hiding ...
South Africa's government says it will let thousands of illegal miners starve until they accept their fate and emerge from an abandoned shaft to face arrest. South Africa is trying to starve 4,000 ...
South Africa's police have launched a manhunt for an alleged "kingpin", who is accused of controlling operations at an abandoned gold mine where 78 corpses were discovered last week.
The rise and rise of Amcu, by Jan de Lange, Miningmx, 2 August 2012; The Marikana action is a strike by the poor against the state and the haves, Justice Malala, The Guardian, 17 August 2012; No angels in bloody SA mine clashes, Terry Bell, Terry Bell Writes, 15 August 2012
The miners were carrying machetes and had refused a request to disarm. According to the Congress of South African Trade Unions, police had first used tear gas, water cannons and then used "live ammunition". [19] The killings have been labelled a massacre throughout the media with police, Lonmin and NUM itself being blamed. [20] [21] [22]
A South African court ordered police to end a standoff with illegal miners to allow emergency workers to gain access to a mine shaft where several hundred are believed to remain after the ...
South Africa is home to 80% of the world's known platinum reserves, and produces about 70% of the world's supply. [1] [2] Platinum prices have been flat since 2009 or so, due to weak demand for catalytic converters, the primary use of platinum in industry. [3] [4] Meanwhile, other costs have risen, putting pressure on the mining industry. [4]