South African National Defense Force (SANDF) soldiers patrol around informal structures during operation Shanela in the Soul City informal settlement near Kagiso on December 14, 2023. Security forces raided an informal settlement west of Johannesburg arresting scores of people in a crackdown on illegal mining on December 14, 2023, as South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said South Africa was "tired of crime". (Photo by Roberta Ciuccio / AFP)