SAPS, Mineral Resources department to address illegal mining, crime in Krugersdorp

PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Friday that government, represented by the South African Police Service (Saps) and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, will convene an Imbizo with the Kagiso community over the weekend to interrogate issues of illegal mining and crime in Krugersdorp.

Last week a group of men and women shooting a music video at a disused mine near Krugersdorp were attacked by armed assailants who gang raped eight of the women.

Ramaphosa was speaking during the second day of the Presidential Social Sector Summit, held in Johannesburg, where he said South Africa’s society is confronted by lawlessness, crime and corruption, gender-based violence (GBV), hunger and malnutrition.

Also attending the summit were Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu; Minister of Employment and Labour Thulas Nxesi; Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Thoko Didiza; United Nations Resident Coordinator Dr Ayodele Odusola; and representatives of civil society.

Ramaphosa said police were hard at