We are Zama Zama - BBC Africa Eye documentary

Every day they go to work, they have no idea whether they will return home alive. They are Zama Zamas - men who risk everything to go deep underground in South Africa’s dangerous disused gold mines to scratch a living. Poverty forces them beneath the earth to search for gold. Some will be arrested for illegal mining. Some will die. In “We are Zama Zama”, BBC Africa Eye tells their stories. The events in this film were captured by an independent filmmaker and acquired by the BBC. The film has been re-edited from a longer version. *** Africa Eye brings you original, investigative journalism revealing secrets and rooting out injustice in the world’s most complex and exciting continent. Nothing stays hidden forever. You can check out all #BBCAfricaEye investigations here: https://bit.ly/bbcafricaeye CREDITS: A Rocam Productions, LLC film Directed and Produced by Rosalind Morris Director of Cinematography – Ebrahim Hajee Edited by Pascal Ploetz Troemel Consulting Producer – Bette Gordon Associate Producers – Yvette Christiansë, Sue Roppel and David Roppel, Katherine Hill and Andrew Hill Underground Cameras – Rogers ‘Bhekani’ Mumpande, Prosper ‘Pro’ Ncube, Darren ‘Jahman’ Munenge Sound Recording – Musa Radebe Sound Concept – Pascal Ploetz Troemel Sound Design – Tim Korn Foley Artist – Tommy Stang Colourist – Jeff Sousa Post-Production Supervision – Christina Wood BBC Production Manager – Simon Frost BBC Digital Producer – Courtney Bembridge BBC Social Media Producer – Anusha Kumar BBC Reversioning Producer – Anna Payton BBC Executive Producer – Bilkisu Labaran BBC Africa Eye Editor – Tom Watson Music: ‘Sheared’ Performed by Julia Kent Written by Julia Kent Published by Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing Administered by Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing Licensed courtesy The Leaf Label ‘Flag of No Country’ Performed by Julia Kent Written by Julia Kent Published by Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing Administered by Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing Licensed courtesy of The Leaf Label ‘Empty States’ Performed by Julia Kent Written by Julia Kent Published by Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing Administered by Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing Licensed courtesy of The Leaf Label ‘Wenu Se Goli’ Performed by Lathozi Mpahleni Manqin Madosini Written by Lathozi Mpahleni Manqin Madosini Published by Melt 2000 S.A. Administered by Sheer Publishing ‘Imali’ Performed by Black Motion, featuring Nokwazi Written by Sipho Msiza, Roy Mabogwane, Bongani Mahosana and Nokwazi Dlamini Published by Spirit Motion, Bombjeez Publishing and Faith Music Administered by Sheer Publishing Licensed by permission of Spirit Motion ‘Modakali II’ Performed by Lathozi Mpahleni Manqin Madosini Written by Lathozi Mpahleni Manqin Madosini Published by Melt 2000 S.A. Administered by Sheer Publishing Licensed by permission of Melt 2000 S.A. ‘Phunyuka Bamphethe’ Performed by Mandoza Written by Mduduzi Edmond Tshabalala and David Domingoes Campos Published by Groove Machine and Ndozino Publishing Administered by Sheer Publishing Licensed by permission of Universal Music ‘Terrain’ Performed by Julia Kent Written by Julia Kent [BMI] Published by Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing Administered by Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing Licensed by permission of The Leaf Label ‘Nkatanga’ Performed by Malatji Written by Salaelo Selota and Candy Mokwena Published by Live at the Shack Music Publishing Licensed by permission of Soul Truth Music ‘Wild West’ Performed by Pro Kid Written by Dumisani Mojalefe Tsotetsi/ Linda Mkhize Published by Sheer Publishing, Gallo Music Publishers and Warner-Tamerlane Music Publishers Licensed by permission of Gallo Records and Warner/Chappell Music ‘What’s Going On’ Performed by Oliver Mtukudzi Written by Oliver Mtukudzi Published by Tuku Promotions Administered by Sheer Publishing Licensed by permission of Gallo Records ‘Bogobe’ Performed by BLK JKS Written by Themba Buthelezi, Johannes Makananise, Mpumelelo Mcata, Tshepang Ramoba Used by permission of BLK JKS Music CC Published by SONY/ATV Licensed by permission of Secretly Canadian *** Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/