Two illegal miners (zama-zamas) died at about 10am this morning when the exterior sand wall of a dump caved in on top of them.
The zama-zamas’ colleagues alerted community member Rachel Kgajane, who in turn informed community activist Cora Bailey and the police. The police arrived about an hour later and after assessing the situation contacted Wits West Mining who agreed to assist with the extraction of the bodies.
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On scene was zama-zama, Moses Moyana, 25, who confirmed that one of the two men who died was his brother, a 39-year-old Mozambican national named Mavulafame Moyana. He has a wife and three children back in Mozambique.
At the time of publication, a front-loader belonging to Wits West Mining was on scene to help with the recovery of the bodies.
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