Krugersdorp | Some Kagiso residents blame police inaction and absent mine owners for zama zamas

Residents of Kagiso west of Johannesburg have called on government to deploy soldiers to assist them in clamping down on illegal mining operations. They say police have failed to help them as they are under-resourced and are in the pockets of the illegal miners or "zama zamas". Several illegal mining operations have been dismantled in the area. For more on this story, we now cross to SABC News Reporter Hasina Gori. For more news, visit sabcnews.com and also #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.