Residents of Kagiso, a township west of Johannesburg, are setting fire to homes thought to belong to illegal miners.
Police on the ground and in helicopters have been firing stun grenades and rubber bullets to disperse angry mobs.
Local residents are armed with garden tools and are chasing away illegal miners who’ve fled into mine ventilation shafts underground.
Police have called for more back-up.
Rocks, rubble and burning tyres have been used to blockade major roads in the township.
This comes nearly a week after eight woman were gang raped near a mine dump while filming a music video.
Some 130 men have been arrested and are facing charges related to illegal possession of firearms and explosive. None of them have been charged for rape.
The police are still waiting for DNA tests to be concluded.
BBC
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