Cele: Over 20 zama zamas arrested in Riverlea

JOHANNESBURG - More than 20 zama zamas have been arrested in Riverlea, south of Johannesburg, and police are on the ground according to Police Minister Bheki Cele, who was launching Operation Shanela in the Western Cape.

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There have been running battles in Riverlea, south of Johannesburg.

He said, "a day ago we were there at 5PM there were issues of not seeing forces on the ground. Indeed, we did say we were going to be escalating. There were forces yesterday, not enough."

"If you go there today we've got 56 forces as we speak, from the different disciplines, since this morning, more than 20 Zama Zama's have been arrested in Riverlea."

"We're quite satisfied that people are doing well.''