Families urge authorities to rescue illegal gold miners in South Africa | DW News

Authorities in South Africa are involved in a weeks-long stand-off at a disused mine. Police have cut off food and water supplies, to force out hundreds of illegal miners searching for leftover gold. It’s not clear whether the men are trapped – or refusing to come out and face arrest. DW’s Dianne Hawker reports from the abandoned mine and discusses the standoff with us.

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