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Stilfontein mine: Thousands of illegal 'zama zama' miners remain underground in South Africa

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69% Informative

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 .

VR Score

63

Informative language

57

Neutral language

57

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

45

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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