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TimesLive reports that on Thursday, seven more people were charged with raping eight women in West Village, Krugersdorp, bringing the number of suspects to 14.
The women were shooting a music video at a disused mine on 30 July when they and the film crew were attacked by scores of men. Five of the eight models were gang-raped. The attackers are believed to be zama zamas (illegal miners). It emerged in the Krugersdorp Magistrate's Court that the latest arrestees were four Mozambicans, two men from Lesotho and a South African. One was reported to be a minor. The accused abandoned bail and the case was postponed to 28 September for further investigation. All face additional charges of robbery, while the foreigners will be charged with contravening the Immigration Act. News of the gang rape sent shock waves across the country and sparked sporadic anti-zama zama protests on the West Rand. Police thereafter descended on areas allegedly targeted by illegal miners and dozens of undocumented foreigners were arrested.
- Read the original of the report in the above regard by Kgaugelo Masweneng at TimesLive
- See too, About 350 zama zamas arrested on West Rand since gang rape of eight women at a disused mine, at Sunday Times (subscriber access only)
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