[FROM THE ARCHIVES] The war underground

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟯 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟵. A young couple is found gunned down on the side of a notorious highway. Police have no suspects but there’s a war going on underground – armed gangs of illegal miners operating right under the busy streets of Johannesburg – and they fear the killers could be among them. With access to guns, ammunition and explosives these so-called zama zamas run amok in some of Gauteng’s abandoned mines. It’s a network of organised crime syndicates and authorities seem powerless to stop them. Could this double murder be a case of mistaken identity? Carte Blanche investigates. Your favourite episodes are now available on Carte Blanche: The Podcast: https://linktr.ee/carteblanchetv