TimesLive reports that Izimbokodo – a movement for women under the Operation Dudula banner – wants the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) to be deployed in areas where illegal mining is rife.
On Wednesday, the group marched to the Department of Defence in Pretoria to call on the SANDF to help the police in combating zama zamas, whom they alleged were behind an assortment of other crimes besides illegal mining. The women marchers said SA was under siege and ordinary laws and government powers were no longer sufficient to restore peace and order in the country. The group expressed concerns over the issue of zama zamas, ongoing rapes and murders of women, the high rate of kidnapping and human trafficking and other crimes. They cited the recent incident when eight women were raped and robbed at a disused mine near Krugersdorp as an example. The attackers were alleged to be zama zamas. The group also demanded the mass deportation of illegal foreigners. The protestors gave Defence Minister Thandi Modise seven days to respond to their demands.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Shonisani Tshikalange at TimesLive
- Read too, Union cautions against call for police staff replacement over claims they’re ‘working with criminals’, at The Citizen
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