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Electrician killed in shootout involving 150 illegal miners at a moth-balled gold mine near Johannesburg

An electrician and Sibanye-Stillwater employee was shot and killed on Monday night in a shootout between illegal miners (known colloquially as Zama Zamas) and mine security at the company’s moth-balled Cooke shafts near Randfontein.

On Sunday night, power cables were cut in advance of the incursion, which would be backed up by a literal army of hired guns.

But on Monday night, Sibanye — which is responsible for the mine — sent out a team under heavy guard to restore the power, sources with direct knowledge have told Business Maverick. That team came under fire from an estimated 150 heavily-armed Zamas. During the assault, which lasted for hours with sporadic shooting, the electrician was shot dead. — Daily Maverick

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