Today a teaser copy of the upcoming SolomonStar Newspaper was distributed in Kimberley, The Northern Cape, Free State and North West. The paper will be published on a weekly basis. Initially 30 000 print copies will be distributed with a ...
Read More »Vigilantism in South Africa Part 3 of 3 – “Drugs is a fight that we will never win”
Part two of a three part in depth feature on Vigilantism in South featuring Operation Wanya Tsotsi from Galeshewe, Kimberley. Text by Christopher Clark. Photos by Shaun Swingler. Members of Operation Wanya Tsotsi bang on the door of the shack and ...
Read More »Vigilantism in South Africa Part 2 of 3 – “They say we are assaulting people. We say we are blessing them.”
Part two of a three part in depth feature on Vigilantism in South featuring Operation Wanya Tsotsi from Galeshewe, Kimberley. Text by Christopher Clark. Photos by Shaun Swingler. Pantsi Obusitse, the chairman and one of the founding members of Operation Wanya ...
Read More »Vigilantism in South Africa Part 1 of 3 – “People call us before they call the police”: a vigilante group’s quest for legitimacy
Part one of a three part in depth feature on Vigilantism in South featuring Operation Wanya Tsotsi from Galeshewe, Kimberley. Text by Christopher Clark. Photos by Shaun Swingler. On a cold July evening in the township of Galeshewe on the Western ...
Read More »Underground Strike At KEM-JV Mine Continues
Striking miners at Kimberley Ekapa Mining Joint Venture, in the Northern Cape, say they will only return to the surface once their demands have been met. Workers embarked on an underground strike since Friday demanding salary increases and better working ...
Read More »158 Mine Workers Underground at KEM-JV Mine Since Friday
Mineworkers at Kimberley Ekapa Mining Joint Venture(KEM-JV) in the Northern Cape remain underground after refusing to return to the surface on Friday when their shift ended. They are demanding a salary increment and also complain about unfair treatment by mine management. ...
Read More »Zama-Zama’s Protesting at Northern Cape High Court
15/09/2017 12:30 – Reports via Social Media state that the Zama Zamas (illegal miners) are in the area by the Northern Cape High Court, near the Oppenheimer Gardens. Although no rioting has been reported, members of the public are cautioned ...
Read More »Zama Zama protests in Phakamile Mabija Road and area
Thursday, 14/09/2017. Conflict between Illegal Miners and KEM-JV Ramps Up Illegal miners marched to the Transvaal Road Police Station and the Kimberley Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning after the arrest of two of their leaders on Tuesday . Lucky Seekoei, ...
Read More »Riots on the Boshof Road – Please Avoid The Area
Update 12:18 13/09/2017 Reports via social media state that the Boshof Road is open and peaceful at the moment. Update 10:47 13/09/2017 Reports that the Zama Zamas (Illegal Miners) are throwing stones again at passing motorists on Boshof Road. Update ...
Read More »The rise of vigilantism in SA on The Eusebius McKaiser Show with Tebogo “ Pantsi “ Obusitse
Operation Wanya Tsotsi, a community-based operation against crimes in Galeshewe, Kimberley, has been adopted by the South African Police Service (Saps) as a nationwide campaign. The idea by Tebogo “ Pantsi “ Obusitse was spurred on by an apparent lack ...
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