Clashes in South Africa as illegal miners targeted after alleged gang rapes

People demonstrate in the South African city of Krugersdorp Thursday Aug. 4, 2022. Community members in the assaulted suspected illegal miners and set fire to their camps on Thursday in an outpouring of anger following the alleged gang rapes of eight women by miners last week. Residents of Krugersdorp’s Kagiso township also barricaded roads with rocks and burning tires during a planned protest. (AP Photo/ Shiraaz Mohamed)

People in the South African city of Krugersdorp have beaten suspected illegal miners with sticks and set fire to their camps after the alleged gang rapes of eight women last week by more than 80 men.

Residents of Krugersdorp’s Kagiso township also barricaded roads with rocks and burning tyres during a protest against the presence of the miners.