We are Zama Zama - BBC Africa Eye documentary
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- Every day they go to work, they have no idea whether they will return home alive. They are Zama Zamas - men who risk everything to go deep underground in South Africa’s dangerous disused gold mines to scratch a living.
Poverty forces them beneath the earth to search for gold. Some will be arrested for illegal mining. Some will die. In “We are Zama Zama”, BBC Africa Eye tells their stories.
The events in this film were captured by an independent filmmaker and acquired by the BBC. The film has been re-edited from a longer version.
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A Rocam Productions, LLC film
Directed and Produced by Rosalind Morris
Director of Cinematography - Ebrahim Hajee
Edited by Pascal Ploetz Troemel
Consulting Producer - Bette Gordon
Associate Producers - Yvette Christiansë, Sue Roppel and David Roppel, Katherine Hill and Andrew Hill
Underground Cameras - Rogers ‘Bhekani’ Mumpande, Prosper ‘Pro’ Ncube, Darren ‘Jahman’ Munenge
Sound Recording - Musa Radebe
Sound Concept - Pascal Ploetz Troemel
Sound Design - Tim Korn
Foley Artist - Tommy Stang
Colourist - Jeff Sousa
Post-Production Supervision - Christina Wood
BBC Production Manager - Simon Frost
BBC Digital Producer - Courtney Bembridge
BBC Social Media Producer - Anusha Kumar
BBC Reversioning Producer - Anna Payton
BBC Executive Producer - Bilkisu Labaran
BBC Africa Eye Editor - Tom Watson
Music:
‘Sheared’
Performed by Julia Kent
Written by Julia Kent
Published by Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
Administered by Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
Licensed courtesy The Leaf Label
‘Flag of No Country’
Performed by Julia Kent
Written by Julia Kent
Published by Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
Administered by Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
Licensed courtesy of The Leaf Label
‘Empty States’
Performed by Julia Kent
Written by Julia Kent
Published by Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
Administered by Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
Licensed courtesy of The Leaf Label
‘Wenu Se Goli’
Performed by Lathozi Mpahleni Manqin Madosini
Written by Lathozi Mpahleni Manqin Madosini
Published by Melt 2000 S.A.
Administered by Sheer Publishing
‘Imali’
Performed by Black Motion, featuring Nokwazi
Written by Sipho Msiza, Roy Mabogwane, Bongani Mahosana and Nokwazi Dlamini
Published by Spirit Motion, Bombjeez Publishing and Faith Music
Administered by Sheer Publishing
Licensed by permission of Spirit Motion
‘Modakali II’
Performed by Lathozi Mpahleni Manqin Madosini
Written by Lathozi Mpahleni Manqin Madosini
Published by Melt 2000 S.A.
Administered by Sheer Publishing
Licensed by permission of Melt 2000 S.A.
‘Phunyuka Bamphethe’
Performed by Mandoza
Written by Mduduzi Edmond Tshabalala and David Domingoes Campos
Published by Groove Machine and Ndozino Publishing
Administered by Sheer Publishing
Licensed by permission of Universal Music
‘Terrain’
Performed by Julia Kent
Written by Julia Kent [BMI]
Published by Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
Administered by Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
Licensed by permission of The Leaf Label
‘Nkatanga’
Performed by Malatji
Written by Salaelo Selota and Candy Mokwena
Published by Live at the Shack Music Publishing
Licensed by permission of Soul Truth Music
‘Wild West’
Performed by Pro Kid
Written by Dumisani Mojalefe Tsotetsi/ Linda Mkhize
Published by Sheer Publishing, Gallo Music Publishers and Warner-Tamerlane Music Publishers
Licensed by permission of Gallo Records and Warner/Chappell Music
‘What’s Going On’
Performed by Oliver Mtukudzi
Written by Oliver Mtukudzi
Published by Tuku Promotions
Administered by Sheer Publishing
Licensed by permission of Gallo Records
‘Bogobe’
Performed by BLK JKS
Written by Themba Buthelezi, Johannes Makananise, Mpumelelo Mcata, Tshepang Ramoba
Used by permission of BLK JKS Music CC
Published by SONY/ATV
Licensed by permission of Secretly Canadian
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These zama zamas are armed to the teeth and they kill without hesitation, you forgot to mention that BBC
They won't mention this side of the story. They want to paint a picture that hides the gang like operations of zama zamas
Yeah that's not the story they want out there
Lol its the bbc. Everything they make is white washed for the leftist ideals
The Red Button production team were filming the gospel music video near West Village, Krugersdorp, in Gauteng Province when they were attacked.
The girls tried to run when the armed illegal miners arrived wearing balaclavas - but the gang fired a volley of gunshots at them.
The models and production crew were ordered to lie down and the gang whistled and another 10 men in balaclavas appeared as well.
As the gang systematically robbed the crew and women of their mobile phones, rings, jewellery, handbags, cash and cameras the horrific rapes began.
The gang took one model at a time into the undergrowth while the robberies continued and gang raped them up to 10 times each before returning for another victim.
this happened 2 days ago...
@@dss7239 this incident happened days ago, and I haven't heard any so called pan african brothers and sisters commenting on it. If it was SAns who did this to foreigners, social media would have been a buzz that SAns are xenophobic.
What about the families who lose their loved ones and homes because of sink holes 🕳 caused by this illegal mining, are you gonna tell that side of the story?
What about the criminal element of this activity? They often have guns and they terrorize the communities near by. Are we trying to normalize criminality because people are hungry?
I was in south africa for 5 years ended up in the streets of capetown i take the bold step en return to namibia today am fair beter then i was in South Africa i have learnt that in life is not about the country one leave behind or the one you migrate to everything in life start within you ,your life is in your hands not in Europe or south africa if you want to make in life today have invested in my property plus owning a erf in windhoek is will farming in my village
People of Zimbabwe I feel your pain and I feel your struggles. No judgement. Sometimes one's gotta to do what one's gotta to do. However, be mindful of the law of the land.
If the did mind the law, they would not be here. 1st they entered the country illegally and now doing illegal activity.
They don't care.
They have mines in their country. Why not do that there.
The above was a generic advise not meant to fight it. Easy
@@Lulu-wv1nt they do
31:09 If it collapses, then it's the South Africans who pay for the rescue operation or the repairs for the sink holes formed, but nobody wants to have that conversation, we must just accept this
If It collapse let it be, it's Abraham's world anyway.
God gave the whole world to Abraham and his seeds.
That's exactly what I was thinking 💔. What little sympathy I had for them before seeing that part quickly vanished and transformed to anger...I could hear them say: kuyafana sizofa Sonke 😡
I don't like the voice overs, subtitles are a lot better.
I'm happy for the voice over
Subs ftw. I agree.
I disagree
I disagree
I disagree
They have mines in their own countries yet they disrespect us so much . They do this and other crimes.
True why only illegal mining in south Africa 🇿🇦
Zim laws are strict
Very true hey
Watching this video took me through a string of emotions. Its sad seeing fellow black people struggling like this, leaving their countries and working in such harsh conditions just to make ends meet. But it also angers me to see my fellow people not following protocols when entering a foreign country, this has rendered our communities in SA to be unsafe. Because someone can just kill you and flee back to their place of origin, and they will be nowhere to be found because they are undocumented. Our government is also complicit in this, as they don't hold mining companies accountable, as they have a duty to rehabilitate these places after mining. This indicates that there are people who have an interest in this non viable mines. Our black leaders on the continent are continuing to fail their people.
Guess what? It happened. I can't wait to see if BBC will cover the criminality and the brutality that our people were exposed to, by the so called Zamazamaz.
Ask yourself who these miners are selling the minerals to ... that's exactly where the answer lies!
You are talking the truth Sir look what happened to those young girls trying to make n music video they were viscously raped their lives are ruined and can have aids and be pregnant and then you get a idiot minister that says one of the girls can be lucky she was only raped once the ANC are going to be surprised in the 2024 elections we whites are too small to make n difference but the young black bucs of today is going to make the difference i thank you sir god bless you and your family
@@Putty74 yes, you can follow the money, but...it does not absolve the illegal miners from the violent crimes they are committing.
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Disrespecting our South African laws .why they dont do these in their respective countries ...putting the life of South Africans in danger mxxxxm.
there is a dark side when it comes to Zama Zamas.
One bad thing is the sink holes that form from the blasting and digging they do underground. They clearly don't have structural engineers, so when they just dig, randomly, it causes infrastructure issues and it is the South African tax payer that pays to fix this.
Another issue is the gangs. These zama zamas get territorial, so they form gangs to claim these mines, they terrorize the surrounding communities and shoot at security guards around these abandoned mines.
Another thing that these Zama Zama gangs are doing now is raiding active mines. A couple of weeks ago, 150 zama zamas attacked a mine and it was a gunfight between the private security and the zama zamas. Sadly a security guard got killed during this attack
😭
Why would they raid legal mines?
@@ScissorN Because there isn't enough gold in these abandoned mines, so they target the active mines instead
@@vik4741 🙆🏿♀️🙆🏿♀️
@@ScissorN are you crazy!
incredible documentary. two things id have liked to see though are subtitles instead of voice overs, and who or where the miners sell their bounty to.
i agree with you, the voice overs somehow do not bring out the exact emotions
Where do you see the documentary?
Excellent documentary. its the background music that tickles my heart. its sad to see our fellow Zimbabweans living such life in foreign land. my heart bleeds
The one who caused this suffering is the murdering dog Mugabe
I love you my fellow African brothers, i know it's tough for you and after watching this video i began to realise that even though sometimes kubanzima kodwa abanye abantu are suffering nangaphezulu. I respect you guys for your courage, and i would like to say that this is your country too, South Africa is your country too. I only imagined what i would do for my family if the tables were turned. Lastly, please continue working hard without troubling others and one day kuzolunga.
It's unfortunate that they still don't understand that South Africa is a developing country which means it won't have opportunities for them. They still cross the border just to suffer. You don't move from one developing country to another, you move to a developed country. This is the insanity of most African immigrants in South Africa. They get disillusioned when they get here. But what did they think a developing country can offer them?
They don’t teach this in School. And some of these people are not well educated about it.
South Africa is developing but has better opportunities than many other African countries. I know many who have made a big big change from doing work in South Africa
@@WamalaNastasic I would rather go to Rwanda. South Africa might be developing but it’s a dangerous country.
They dont grow a garden for something to eat?
@@WamalaNastasic better opportunity with 70% unemployed youth are you out of your mind
Whoever told people that milk cleans the chest really messed them up .
Milk won't help anything if you inhale toxic or heavy metals .
It may help if you drunk the metals accidentally though not much
or asbestos , a lot of it in those materials around the mines etc
In the past weeks we have seen the violent side of Zama Zamas when some film crew members were raped while making a music video in the area where the people operate. South Africa cannot carry the financial and crime burden generated by Zama Zamas. Locals closed down some of the these illegal mines by closing off underground entrances with earth moving equipment. African leaders need to know and understand that power does not feed community, a sound economical plan will benefit everyone. Africa can do it, just vote for the best leaders.
hmmm came to see who are zama zama , quite sure only a handful are rapist , 80 people got arrested
The violent ones are Lesotho nationals and are heavily armed. These ones are Zimbabweans
although I feel for all africans, my question is WHY have children when you can barely afford to feed yourself? South Africa has it's own troubled issues & because I'm directly affected by their activities in my community, my property value has dropped, our neighborhood is more crime vulnerable & if this documentary shows the dead bodies that are thrown on the sides of the roads for kids to witness from dead zama zamas, then perhaps it would give better understanding why empathy should be placed on the back burner.
Three points,
First, these people have no access to any real finance or retirement plans, if they are injured, too sick to work or simply too old they stave. The only chance they have is that the next generation will support them.
Second, contraceptives take money and education, when you can barely afford to boil water or pay rent, why would you want to shell out money and time to buy something that will make your life appreciably worse on the short term?
Third, people need a reason not to give up. Children bring hope and joy to their parents, a reason to force themselves to work in the hope of a better tomorrow.
The Taíno and a thousand other cultures killed their young rather than become destitute slaves and for what? The descendents of there murderers now build luxury hotels on their forgotten graves.
I don’t know of any country in the world that gives access for retirement plans to illegal immigrants- please share that information.
In fact all African countries have access to wealth- it’s our governments that denies us - only the ignorant voter doesn’t seem to comprehend what their value is
Contraception is much cheaper in the long run. Condoms are FREE in SA. So is pulling out😂
Zimbabwe has a better educational system than South Africa. Fact
Zimbabwe got rid of the white farmers in violent actions ordered by their dictator leader (who lived & died in luxury). No else is to be blamed for their ignorance.
Deciding to have a family while living in Poverty- is a false perception of happiness & hope of a better tomorrow. Stop the cycle!
You’ll be surprised that public hospitals in SA give preference to foreigners especially when it comes to pregnancies.
What about dead bodies lying on pavements as South Africans kids pass by on their way to school?
What about putting a whole community at risk while explosions underground goes off close to gas pipes?
Further illegal activities when all else fails is a option if there no trace of investigating the culprit. Some has taken the advantage.
If they are interested in hope & not giving up then they should invest their time, energy in their own country.
Bringing up kids to be a burden on the streets of SA begging for food & money (this doc missed a lot) is not a answer to their problem.
I personally have a few relationships with African foreigners- some colleagues & a few friends- non are illegal to my knowledge. They all are thriving.
Let me present it to you like this- if you didn’t learn from your parents having tooooo many kids, while living in poverty- it doesn’t give you the right to burden your neighbors, place their families lives in danger & disrespect their country’s justice system.
@@benlewis4241 amen
Usually you have kids wen U r still a teenager.
@@zamamadikizela8025 no you should have kids when you responsible & financially secure- not horny & broke
My heart bleeds for my country Zimbabwe and what everyone is going through. I wish things would be better so we could all go back home but to some extent i believe we brought all of this on ourselves and we have no one to blame actually. Now the issue comes with being in a foreign country then failing to observe the laws of that country and behaving as if you are a citizen of that country. Some of the things being portrayed about SA are just not true, i used to live there with all my documentation in order and never felt mistreated and such. We do have those criminal elements but generally MOst South Africans are actually decent people. Got lots of friends from there who invite me from time to time and they treat me like family not like a foreigner. Fellow ZImbabweans and other foreigners, please observe the laws in whatever country you are in.
Thanks a lot my dear for soeaking the truth generally South Africans are decent people as yoy say only if you also dont fall on the sjde of bad behavior
@@bonizandwalane1538 People get caught up on what is portrayed in the media which most of the time is generally not true. I had a wonderful time staying in SA and even learned Isizulu and isiXhosa haha. but i gave up on Afrikaans. That language is not for the weak... have a blessed sunday.
Bless Ypou for speaking truth about South Africa, dear
Xhenephobia is real in SA whether you are legally or illegally staying there
Finally someone speaks the truth 👏🏽👏🏽
THIS IS WHAT BBC DOES NOT TELL YOU THE TRUTH-JULY THIS YEAR-Three trail-blazing models have related the blood curdling details of gang rapes they suffered at the hands of Lesotho nationals in Gauteng on Thursday.
The models, two siblings and their neighbour, were among the eight women who were accosted and gang raped by gun-totting foreign nationals while they were shooting a music video at a mine dump in West Village, Krugersdorp.
Police announced on Friday that 67 suspects were arrested following an operation by a massive police multi-disciplinary task team.
Speaking to Sunday World from the house of one of the victims yesterday, Noxolo Methula* described how they were punched, kicked, whipped and sexually violated by the suspects in one of the most heinous crimes to have shocked the world.
After finishing, the suspects ordered them to pour them cool drinks in paper cups, and merrily imbibed it in celebration of their evil deeds.
Methula said they were booked by their modelling agency to go for a video shoot in Krugersdorp for a gospel artist. They were transported to the artist’s place in Midrand, who later ferried them with crew members to Cowboy Farm in Krugersdorp, west of Joburg.
They then went to the mine dump where they started shooting the video. The victim said as they were excitedly counting down to the last scene of the video, they heard gunshots and three men appeared from nowhere.
She said after the gunshots, a crowd of Lesotho nationals came running at them from different directions while shooting in the air. “I hid behind a tree but after a while I came out trying to see where everyone else was.
“One of the guys saw me and ordered me to go lie down with everyone else. After that, one old guy who was wearing a balaclava called me and directed me to a grove of trees where he ordered me to undress and bend on my knees. He then raped me for about five minutes,” she said.
Methula said many guys kept on picking her among other girls, and took her to a grove of trees and raped her, even when she was profusely bleeding. “I am not sure how many guys raped me, but we can say around six and most of them had guns. They never touched any white people who were there with us,” she said.
One of the two sisters, Zodwa Makhubo*, said she was raped twice by two different men at different spots until she bled.
Her sister, Nontombi Makhubo* might have lost her virginity when she was raped by one of the suspects.
She said when she was lying prostrate with other victims, she was dragged to a ditch by one of the suspects. He dug a hole, put her in it, and covered her with soil up to her abdomen. “When he came back, he found me trying to escape, but stopped me and ordered me to fully undress and opened my legs. I had never been with a man before, and I didn’t open my legs wide enough, he started hitting me on my legs so bad that I forcefully opened my legs, but his thing was too big and he couldn’t penetrate me.
“He took a long time trying to push it in, and he was hurting me, but he still couldn’t. He ordered me to get up and get dressed, while I was shaking trying to get my clothes on, he kicked me from the back, and said my thing couldn’t open and started making a joke out of it to his friends.”
They were then robbed of their money, phones, shoes and jewellery. “They kept on saying ‘Ntshang di phone, e kae chelete’, even though they had searched and taken everything from us.”
When they were done, they ordered the male crew members to also undress.
The victims said after their ordeal, which lasted for about 12 hours, the suspects ordered them to leave in their vehicles.
They drove to Krugersdorp police station, with the male crew members still half-naked, and opened cases of rape and armed robbery. They were then taken to Leratong Hospital in Kagiso where they received counselling and medical care.
Police are investigating 32 counts of rape and 22 counts of armed robbery. The victims were also robbed of equipment worth over R1.5-million.-How zama zamas raped us for 12 hours -victims-sundayworld.co.za/breaking-news/how-zama-zamas-raped-us-for-12-hours-victims/
I cry for the people from my land of birth. Left in 82, never felt at home in SA. I pray one day i can go back and help rebuild this most sacred land, heping uplift communities
The voice-overs are disturbing my focus shame, if these are South African nationals couldn't they find a South African to narrate at least?
Nothing against the accent or it's people but for accuracy purposes
the other side of the zama zama is the volent killingand rapes done by these people to communities that they illegally mine from.
Illegal immigrant and illegal mining, now that is an outright and a daring disrespect for SA and her laws, to begin with, and you conveniently left that out
Exactly
The journalist is probably Zimbo that's why he ignored all the evil vices these people commit in close communities they operate around.
I just checked definitely he is Zimbabwean. Prosper Ncube. Zimbo are totally evil. They were never gonna let a SA film them.
@@WNdaba They are not even highlighting the fact that these zamazamas are actually illegal immigrants doing illegal activities, but are portraying them as people who are struggling to survive
And when the mine collapse on them everyone will blame our government 🙄. I hate the attitude and the behavior of foreigners in South Africa 🇿🇦.
I was under the impression that there are a lot of gold mines and other minerals in Zimbabwe, why can't they do this over there?
They know they'll be killed
Operations like this can only happen in a country where the government has lost control of all aspects of policing society, in any other country you will be a zama zama one day, and a inmate the next day. But south africa is a free for all country, except for the citizens of the country.
Zimbabwe must address its human rights issue so that sanctions are lifted. The people are suffering because of ZNUPF government, and they end up crossing the border unlawfully and mining illegally.
AFRICAN PEOPLE STRUGGLE BECAUSE OF BRITAIN, CAN'T U SEE THAT WITH THIS VIDEO THEY ARE MOCKING US, LAUGHING ON TOP OF THEIR LUNGS THAT THEY HAVE DESTROYED THE CHILDREN OF AFRICA,
You Zimbabweans like it and you think it's as easy as talking
Your anc govt it's the shit cause of this
Lol, that’s not the issue. Israel is killing Palestinians, Saudi Arabia is killing Yemenis. Their biggest sin was blacks kicking out Anglo-Saxons.
BBC always depicts the point of view they want heard it never about the truth for them.
They are in South Africa illegally doing illegal mining and other horrendous crimes. I am sorry if I dont feel sorry for them
If they are hungry, why are they not doing illegal mining in their countries,why are they committing atrocities in South Africa to their fellow Blacks,who are also suffering under a corrupt Government.
Their time limited🤞🏾
Get lost devil
I don’t think you ever struggled in your life because you wouldn’t be saying that you don’t feel sorry for them. People do what they gotta do even if that means doing things that are dangerous or illegal just to put food in the table or even a roof over your head. This is especially true when you have children who need food and many other things.
@@InfoHubZA so why can't you tell your white oppressors who kept you captive took your lands from you,kill rape ECT that their time is limited? But you want to kill ,beat and torture africans like you, you fool down with Africa cause it was people like you who sold us out to westerners into slavery
What I can say is that niyamosho marn u are destroying our South Africa even natsi Sima Africans we are not working but we don't do what you're doing our country
Underground South Africa. Highjacked mines.
The owner of this program must take the community straight to this mine. All these people must be arrested
No one will be arrested for zama zama they funded by the rich and those who r untachable mark my word
@@mzozukofuba29 it's sad. I believe you by seeing what the men in blue did to the Kagiso community when they fight crime the police shot them. That alone send a clear message 😭
@@mzozukofuba29 I also support your statement there are people behind this I remember a Ntate Vusimuzi Credo Muthwa
Don't say that please do you have a child
This is dangerous.Stop having a wife and child under these circumstances.
Useless comment... If you have nothing better to say shut up
I wonder why they do so.Most of these people have many children even more than the rich sometimes.
Right
Many children i agree but as for a wife and child its a human right to hv it..some situations remain the way they are and life must carry on regardless..its almost saying a disabled person without limbs etc has no right to have a child and a wife things that are important if you must live a fulfilled life..many ppl faces different challenges in life and life still goes on for them and so are these ppl..and as you can see are the most kindest ppl on earth
@@faraiprimrosechingwe9066 just because something is good does not mean you have to do it.I never meant they should not have a wife and children but they should do so when they can afford.
Subtitles would have been soooooooo much better
I wonder why this people can't do this at their own country but decided to come to South Africa for this risky jo
Meaning there is nothing in their country's
@@enmn6001 there's plenty of Gold in Zim, all they want is to destroy SOUTH AFRICA
@@ScissorN lies 🤥 lies
@@enmn6001 so the Gold you using to make coins where do you get it, you import it? Dont annoy me please your people are already a day to day nuisance
No one is belong to this land .
It's time African governments stop the vice of corruption and improve the livelihoods of Africans. I strongly believe in Pan Africanism and I know the resources in this Continent are more than enough for every African if at all we do away with greed of few individuals. Proud to be an African❤❤❤❤
God please help them...😥
Starts with you.
People should be Africans in their own countries and not suddenly become Pan African in other African lands. These people terrorize South Africans in their own land. That's not a fair Pan africanism you want, is it?
@@WNdaba understand my point first before you rant. Don't expose your ignorance
@@amosobondi982 if it wasn't for white rule in South Africa you wouldn't even had the infrastructures to mine an ounce of gold in 2022, just like in Congo. Before trying to be chauvinist for your ethnic group as if we were in the 1800s, produce something for once
Incredible collaborative documentary. Putting a face to the lives of the “zama Zama’s” I hope they were compensated for their part in the Doccie as it would have been impossible to make without them.
Compensate criminals ?
People in documentaries are never compensated I hope u realize that idiot, 🤦🏽♀️🙄 that’s unethical journalism
4 trillion usd of gold has been shipped out of SA in the last century and thats just the official figure more was propbabaly taken.
Zama in Swahili means going deep down #OneAfrica
Zama in my language means the one with a large hole
Zama means try in SA languages.
Lady zama
This is very hazardous and sad. Who buys the minerals?
I wud also like to know
Zimbabwe people they buy that gold is hard to be a man and you most know that is not only people from other countries like me I'm from South Africa and i do illegal mine because of jobless in our country 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
Anglo-American is the biggest ZAMA ZAMA in our land but hey I don't expect the BBC to show that to the world.
True 😂😂😂😂😂😂 God bless you ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I don't understand why people who can't afford kids make kids
Same shit am thinking
This criminals They think they can get away with this horrible thing, and people have to keep quiet killing others and no action can be taken. Tuff luck go back to your country.
And worse, they make 20 babies when they can't even feed one
Empty men stomach.
Where do they find the energy on a hungry belly?
BBC nevers fails in going to great lengths to facilitate social journalism and provide the viewers with an in-depth insight of contemporary societal issues.
This is illegal, South African people are suffering because of these people, why don’t you show that side? Very 1 sided and annoying
your mother's USS has more depth
South African journalists wont go inside here,they only talk too much
When ever you see the BBC Cover a Story, Just know they’re about to bring havoc, Manipulation, Brainwash the public with lies, This whole entire documentary is part of a smear campaign to put a spotlight on the Zama Zamas and demonise them . . . . . That whole rape story sounds like nothing but propaganda to me.
I Am South African I remembered 4year back when I was living in New York I was working In a restaurant and some people from Zimbabwe notice my accent and they were like you are from South Africa and I was yes and they asked me how are the USA and I told them It was hard living In New York as New Immigrants the rent is high blah blah blah.. .and they were like don't worry my sister as time goes on you will be fine when they left they tipped me $400 and I was so happy and surprised very appreciated iTS something that I will never ever forget as SOUTH AFRICAN. As an African Sister, Woman, and Mother it really teared me up this video
Fake news
What are you doing waitressing in the US😂
@@michellemoreana1938 used to but now am a full-time student
MORE TRUTH ABOUT THESE ILLEGAL MINERS-Locals clashed with alleged zama-zamas, even destroying shacks used by them for their illegal activities, SABC News reports. Mpumalanga police recently arrested more 30 illegal miners who are due to appear in court later this week.
“They were found in possession of various equipment that are utilised to mine illegally. They were found in Nkanini outside Sabie. All of them are going appear before the court on Monday. Majority of them are coming from Mozambique and all of them are undocumented foreign nationals,” said SAPS spokesperson Selvy Mohlala.
A member of the Salbie community expressed their fear and said they were being terrorised by the illegal miners.
“The problem started when one person from Sabie got stabbed by illegal foreigners. So it wasn’t the first time it happened, I think it’s the fifth person now that got stabbed by these people. So as the community we decided to take a stand against these people because if we are going to let it happen it means that we are going to be killed one by one,” Mpho Malomane told the public broadcaster.
In July, about 80 suspected illegal miners were handcuffed in Krugersdorp. Some of them were additionally charged for the alleged gang rape of women on the set of a music video shoot.- www.thesouthafrican.com/news/mpumalanga-sabie-residents-fed-up-with-zama-zamas/
I feel their pain but at the same time it's millions of them which creates a problem for South Africa, the government have to cater for all these illegal immigrants when it comes to hospitals, clinics, schools, housing & so forth whilst its trying to deal with its own inequalities & unemployment rate. Our neighbouring countries really have to take responsibility for its own ppl. provided for at hospitals, clinics, schools etc
Which neighboring countries 're talking about be men enough and specific
For me south africa is not country for me stay
@@ferdieortman6614 Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Mozambique and your point exactly?
@@ferdieortman6614 I don't think anyone invited you to stay in South Africa. Can't you see that South Africans are busy offloading undesirable visitors. What are you on about?
They must go back to where they belong and help built their countries
What l will say guys what kills us as fellow Zimbabwean if life is hard where trying we are afraid to go back home and try again because we thought people they will laugh at us .let's take that mind off its okay to go back home if things are not working our thre.
Hard workig Zimbabweans yooooh....i blame ZanuPF for all this mxxxxm
The natural resources in Africa should be benefiting, Africans not outsiders and this his the problems that we get because of our greed political leaders. We need to develop our African Nation with our natural resources.
Ok and who will you sell the gold to once you have it?
@@rboddingtonWill ask Arabs bro
Anyone who takes these BBC documentaries serious needs to go and check themselves into a mental asylum. The are independednt content producers giving us better researched more accurate information. BBC has really lost the plot with their fresh out of school journalists and their biased writting
It might seem heartless but im not sympathetic. Tell the full story next time. Criminals can't always be "victims"
Get lost all of you condemning others while Europeans, Chinese ECT take all your resources and you say nothing
Let me come to ur country illegally and start doing such mess. Will u?
The Song that plays at 44:00. When the miners start coming out of the shaft is so soothing😍😍😍😍.......
Anyone know the title or artist
Malatjie - nkatanga
@@raphael.recluse Malatjie - nkatanga
God please help Africa and Africans, IJN I pray Amen
You are the 10000th person I've seen saying this prayer. What's the hold up?
I don't feel sorry for the people of Zimbabwe they don't want to go and fight for their own lebaration
The voice over is terrible and gives watching the film a very artificial feeling. Is there a version with subtles?
The translating voiceovers are really annoying, rather use subtitles...
May the stones not fall on them... amen 🙏🏻
May they do Lord please.
It's like a criminal accessing your house through a window and steal whatever, and you come and say "may the glass that you broke not cut you". How annoying is it for people to promote crime. The gold is sold at black market and the proceeds thereof are used to buy guns and terrorize the community.
Ur prayers will not be answered u think God has time for this BS tht foreigners are doing in RSA? He will punish them worry not
Why did beautiful Zimbabwe became so very poor?
Stop talking about borders and foreigners. As Africa ns we need to be united as one. Who put the borders who divided us , wake up fellow African.
You are right but I don't think South Africans can agree with you .
Never never these people must go home even the time of Smith in Zimbabwe South African didn t go to work to Zimbabwe why South African not going to their countries cause they chase white people beat them took farms and coming here with big mouth too much to say never United it's a joke
No United shut up criminal
The legacy of the UK and friends, but the day will come and we'll get all that ours!!
Please ask your Government to start assisting you in your Country. We cannot carry the heavy burden. Our Police cannot be there for us because you guys keep them busy doing this ILLEGAL MINING. Rape of kids in SA will not be accepted.
Come to think South Africans will suffer worse than this in 5 years time under the corrupt ANC government 😭😭😭😭😭
God hear Zimbabwe crying
We need yo help.😭😭😭😭😭
God help our African people help them they don’t deserve this God blessed us with everything
So much money we pay for tax but in South Africa,😭 just look at that fence separating us from Zim its a complete joke
very odd to use English subtitles when people are speaking in English, but when vernac is spoken, there are no subtitles and you use English voice overs. From the little vernac I can hear, a lot is being lost in translation.
Any mines not in used should be sealed and closed, simple! This will prevent animals falling into it or from being flooded
Next time please use subtitles instead of voice overs. It's hard to connect with the subjects of the documentary when voice overs are used
Jesus christ this dangerous. Lord have mercy
Feeling sad watching my brothers suffering to put food on the table and pay fees for their children
Why they dont grow food in buckets. raise rabbits, chickens and quails for meat.
@Ezekiel Nhial Mading 4days back they just ganged rape weman in Krugersdorp,hell just breakloose now in South Africa
Search their story about what they do with the people of Kagiso. I can never feel sorry for them.
Sounds like they're speaking my language. Chitonga "Tonga" from Zambia 🇿🇲. Perhaps it's just very similar.
South.Africa is a rich person surrounded by poor people so what do u expect at end all this poor people come to beg & steal from rich person 👆
so the sotho guys are a problem
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All of them are a problem. If they dont care for they're own lives, why for yours...
Yes bro they kill our brother's 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
This reminds me of DRC diamond mines..when you go in Never know if you will make it back home alive.
Do or die
Amadoda angempela SPIRIT BRAVO
When these nations refuse to obey the Word of God, they will surely endup in death spiritual death. Because of their rebellious heart.
Don't judge so that you won't be judged.
This goes for any country, uplift your fellow citizens as a tip priority FIRST,then unlawfully miration might possibly come to an end and also less stress to all these internationally human rights groups who in my view is feeding the market by creating even more unnecessary stress on countries thats undergoing problems of their own.The governments from which all these poor people unlawfully migrate from should be ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES,thats if they have a clear conscience at all.
Must have been scary to be underground for 3 days directionless
God will really punish the zanu pf leaders this is painful people are suffering
Yea
Souljah love @30.21 the legend lives
heartbreaking, one love africa, it will be all well one day. love you
This is fucking scary. The mine can collapse at any time and you are 100% dead.
Really deep story into those zama zama going in durban deep even if in those day mining company becoming interested to mine it back. I’m wondering if its possible to get a large piece of gold ore from this kind of deposits somewhere, i’m mineral collector and it is soo hard to get just a decent piece!
This was really such an eye opener
Criminals cruel beings 😢
In South Africa when people know of Zama Zama’s in the area there are all sorts of crime, like they said blood leads to gold and gold leads to blood,
you must deal with corruption first in South Africa, you deport them but 5 minutes later they're back because they pay those pple u put on borders, u put new recruits but it's useless because they're being bribed again,, forget abt it if u won't end corruption 🤞🥴 u'll waste ur fuel
Remember the song* ngathwala ngaye?😮😮😮
How did you see them?You just send them there to make a movie that will rescue your Zimbabwean brothers not to be deported to Zim!
Resources never was the problem is the countries that wanna Conner it for them selves
Am confused? The interpreter sounds like is a Kenyan and the zAma zama sounds like Zim or Sotho
Our country's justice system is very weak always wait for a small problem to rise to an uncontrollable circumstances before acting up,this could have been stopped a long ago.but because of ruthless politicians we are where we are today.take for instance how during lockdown soldiers were deported in less than a week but this took forever.
War will fix our country this people they don't know what we r capable of including ANC with one chain .the were soldier during the time they were in exile for weak useless rubbish training teaching our young brothers rubbish we used to go to war in Congo during apartheid to stop the war by arms we can stop them our skill was up to par standard than them we r here waiting for citizens to losen belt on our necks but allow us to eat everything on our way just give us week
Who knows here which Mtukudzi song was this, quite catchy!!
saps must have drones fly regularly to chech if zama zama came back
This is very sad. people will never leave their country if it was easy. I completely understand the frustration of South Africans, that we are also struggling. But Let us not forget we all black people. Let not the Boarders fool us to think we are different. We are all the same
if only the was less corruption in RSA
Omg the voice over is annoying! Just do subtitles next time!!!!!
Subtitles are far much better