Cops, zama zamas in shoot-out

Members of the South African Police Service National Intervention Unit (NIU) and a group of suspected Zama Zamas (illegal miners) got involved in a struggle yesterday evening at approximately 18:00 resulting in one fatality and a number of injuries. The police were acting on a tip-off about guns. The unit stopped a minibus with a group of male occupants in the East Rand area believed to be Zama Zamas and their so-called "protectors" according to a police spokesperson. A shoot-out ensued resulting in one NIU member being shot and wounded. Six suspects were also shot and wounded. One suspect died a short while later while the other five were taken to hospital under police guard.