South Africa: Government Needs to Get a Grip As It Surrenders Ground to Illegal Mining Gangs

[DA] Government authorities have lost control over at least two mining settlements in Gauteng. Residents living nearby the Zamimpilo settlement in Riverlea and in the area between Snake Road and Golden Drive in Benoni are being terrorized by killings, shootings and explosions daily. Both areas are the scene of extensive illegal gold mining operations.