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Deep beneath South Africa's abandoned mines, fortunes are made in blood.
When investigative journalist Graham Coetzer goes undercover into the shadowy world of illegal gold mining, he uncovers a criminal empire that stretches from desperate miners risking their lives in flooded shafts to back-office operations where billions in tax fraud fuel a modern gold rush.
Armed with hidden cameras and recording devices, he descends into tunnels where zama zamas dodge bullets and set booby traps, and exposes invoice farms and paperwork mills. He survives midnight raids, gunfire, and death threats to expose a sophisticated VAT scam trackable by tonnes of unreported gold leaving the country annually - turning poverty into profit for those ruthless enough to exploit it. The stolen billions don't just disappear into the lavish lives of a few, they fuel a sprawling criminal ecosystem of cigarette smuggling, drug and arms trafficking, bribery networks, and suspected terrorism financing.
From the flamboyant enforcer known as Pineapple' who rules his criminal fiefdom with gold-braceleted fists, to the traumatised families left behind by illegal mining's unfettered violence, Zama Zama reveals the human cost of greed.
Part true crime thriller, part investigative exposé, this is an unflinching look at the line where victim and perpetrator dissolve. Like new.
