Articles for Kimon de Greef

The violent underworld of Stilfontein’s zama zamas

South Africa’s illicit gold trade is lucrative and controlled by gangs

Scenes from a zama zama rescue

“They wanted us to go and rescue these guys, but it’s impossible.”

Stilfontein’s dangerous and desperate illegal mining industry

Zama zamas search for gold in a vast and unmapped underground network of tunnels

The life and death of an immigrant dog whisperer

Immigrant food couriers risk death on South African roads

“When it rains, it’s trouble. Guys are falling all the time.”

Fisheries department rots from the top

A factional war lays bare a culture of corruption

Cops killed Hout Bay fisherman, witnesses say

Durick van Blerk has been missing since 11 August

Cops probed over missing fisherman

Police watchdog opens cases of attempted murder

Hout Bay protest turns violent after poaching death

Hangberg residents accuse law enforcement of shooting Durick van Blerk