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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 86843, member: 27"]
Army boots are heading into Gauteng’s illegal mining war zone, and lawmakers say the state is finally done playing catch-up with armed syndicates.

Legislature backs SANDF deployment
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[*]Gauteng Provincial Legislature Portfolio Committee on Community Safety endorsed the move.
[*]President Cyril Ramaphosa announced SANDF support during the State of the Nation Address.
[*]Troops will assist police against illegal mining networks.
[*]Focus areas include West Rand hotspots.
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Communities battered by zama zamas
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[*]Bekkersdal Police Station briefing exposed intimidation and violent crime.
[*]Over 600 families fled the Sporong informal settlement in Randfontein.
[*]Night raids and ransom kidnappings rattled residents.
[*]A Bekkersdal tavern shooting left nine dead from 21 victims.
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Illegal mining’s wider damage
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[*]Committee says syndicates wreck infrastructure and fuel sinkholes.
[*]Mercury and toxic chemicals pollute the surrounding land.
[*]Roads and water systems suffer repeated damage.
[*]Public trust erodes as armed groups seize neighborhoods.
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Premier and province welcome troops
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[*]Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi backed the intervention.
[*]SANDF will also operate in Wthe estern Cape.
[*]Carletonville joins Bekkersdal and Randfontein on the priority list.
[*]Lawmakers plan oversight on crime levels and displaced families.
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