Angry Residents Warn SAPS Amid Zama Zamas’ Tension: “We Will Do Your Job”Residents in Gauteng’s West Rand have had enough of the police and have threatened to take matters into their own hands by hunting down alleged zama zamas themselves.This past weekend, Police Minister Bheki Cele and other top brass held an anti-crime imbizo in…
Angry Residents Warn SAPS Amid Zama Zamas’ Tension: “We Will Do Your Job”Residents in Gauteng’s West Rand have had enough of the police and have threatened to take matters into their own hands by hunting down alleged zama zamas themselves.This past weekend, Police Minister Bheki Cele and other top brass held an anti-crime imbizo in Kagiso, engaging residents who accused law enforcement of ignoring the dire consequences of illegal mining in the community and demanded that their plights be addressed.Residents raided mine shafts this week in search of illegal mine workers they claim are behind crime in the area, resulting in violence and mayhem. The unrest stems from the gang rape of about eight women while they were filming a music video near Krugersdorp.YOU MAYALSO LIKE: Joburg Man Arrested For Presenting Fraudulent Sick Note To EmployerDuring the attack, other members of the production crew were robbed of their belongings. Several suspects have since been apprehended.West Rand residents who spoke at the imbizo expressed their anger and frustration with the illegal mining in the area, with one threatening to deal with the situation if local police failed.“You should arrest me now because I’m saying to you, should you fail to remove those zama zamas, I will lead this community – we only have our hands, that is the only weapons we have,” the resident said.Residents did not mince words, even going so far as to encourage the community to vote out the current government, citing their failure to remove illegal miners and combat crime.“You need to stop feeding these people. Vote them out! They must feel how cold it is on the other side,” the same resident added.
