 Cable theft from stations has impacted train services and endangered passengers in Gauteng, and brought services to a standstill in Mamelodi.Thousands of disused or active mines attract illegal miners, also known as zama zamas, due to unanswered socio-economic inequalities.The estimated 30,000 illegal miners are organised by criminal syndicates which infiltrate industrial gold mines, where they employ violent means and exploitative working conditions, while causing considerable financial losses.