Armed with machetes, golf clubs and hammers, mobs of residents moved from one area to another, trying to smoke out miners operating illegally in informal shafts.
In Kagiso, police have thrown tear gas down mine shafts. The community wants the immigration policy overhauled. SALGA president Bheke Stofile discussed this with eNCA's Thulasizwe Simelane. Courtesy ofKAGISO - Angry protesters hunted down miners without permits, sealing makeshift shafts and burning houses after the mass rape of eight women last week west of Johannesburg.
Police Minister Bheki Cele has said informal miners commonly known as"zama zamas" -- believed to largely be foreigners illegally in the country -- were likely behind the shocking attack in Krugersdorp.Armed with machetes, golf clubs and hammers, mobs of residents on Thursday moved from one area to another on the fringes of the town's Kagiso township, trying to smoke out miners operating illegally in informal shafts.
"The zama zamas must go, they are attacking our sisters," 39-year-old protester Daniel Nzuma told AFP.Kagiso police"have failed", said Nzuma.Police kept a distance and fired stun grenades from a helicopter to disperse the crowds.
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