There are tens of thousands of "zama zamas" in South Africa, where the unemployment rate is over 30%. Those who "try and try again", in Zulu, share the remains of old wells that have been abandoned because they are no longer profitable, creating pockets of poverty.
2021/04/30/the-plight-of-south-africa-s-zama-zama-illegal-miners
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