The rescue operation follows last week’s gun battle between the police and some zama zamas. Three zama zamas were shot dead, while a cop sustained a gunshot wound to the leg and was hospitalised.

This group faced charges of illicit mining and contravention of the Immigration Act. Their deportation was carried out on ...

This comes as community leaders have again sounded the alarm about what they have described as a critical situation unfolding underground, where some zama zamas have gone for weeks without food, water ...