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Across Southern Africa, thousands of men are abandoning stable education and employment and are instead seeking a fantasy fortune in South Africa s abandoned mines. Often run by criminal gangs, the illegal miners risk their lives and travel as far as four kilometers underground, where they live for several days. The illegal miners, known as the zama zamas, not only put their lives at risk but also leave their families behind in countries like Lesotho and Zimbabwe for weeks at a time. In this podcast, we explore how men s desire for status can be destructive for families and how future generations are impacted by growing up with absent fathers.

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