South Africa cuts supplies to illegal miners
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•Stilfontein mine: Thousands of illegal 'zama zama' miners remain underground in South Africa
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Thousands of illegal gold miners have been in mineshaft in Stilfontein , in North West province, for about a month .
They have refused to cooperate with authorities as some are undocumented and fear being deported.
Illegal miners are called "zama zama" (take a chance in Zulu ) and operate in abandoned mines in the mineral-rich country.
Illegal mining costs the South African government hundreds of millions of dollars in lost sales each year .
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