Police round up suspected zama zamas during a recent raid in Krugersdorp after eight women were raped in the area.
The cruellest irony of it all is the perpetuation of the structural violence of dispossession compounded by the migrant labour system that continues to undermine African family life. Black men continue to be housed in single-sex hostels that violate their human dignity. The lack of privacy and the poor state of the facilities have led to the mushrooming of shacks on and around mine properties as a form of self-help to secure privacy.
Why have our landscapes been scarred by mine dunes, open shafts, and polluting chemicals and heavy metals, oozing into waterways in our water-scarce country? Why are the mining companies that have made billions of rands over many decades not being held accountable for proper mine closure?The Minister of Mineral and Energy Affairs, Gwede Mantashe, failed to respond to a direct question from a journalist a few weeks ago about why the government was not enforcing orderly closure of mines by...
We need to honour those who have borne the brunt of the legacy and perpetuation of structural violence in our society, by holding our government accountable to end this violence. The government must enforce provisions of the laws of the country to protect the weak from the strong. Only competent public servants should be appointed to serve the poorest among us at local, provincial and national, to restore their dignity and enable them to become contribution members of society.
MamphelaR The mines are just a setting here! Address RAPE culture not where it happens! 🧐
MamphelaR They deserve everything coming their way
MamphelaR To be honest some government officials don't want those mine shafts closed because they benefit through the zama-zamas operation. That's why the zama zamas are so resourceful and well connected.
MamphelaR Crap, its the low life shits that crawl around there! They will rape woman any place and anywhere!
MamphelaR Its common sense not to fuckaround on old mining sites
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