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Stilfontein Mine | Emergency teams get access to illegal miners
The Stilfontein mine is to be opened to allow emergency teams access to the remaining illegal miners underground. This is according to an order granted by the Gauteng North High Court. The court order is effective pending the finalization of the application by Society for the Protection of our constitution which will be heard on Tuesday. Joining us now is…
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Spotlight on illegal mining in SA
Five illegal miners have been retrieved alive from a mine shaft in Stilfontein in the North West. They were assisted by about 50 residents who volunteered to rescue suspected illegal miners who were to weak to come back to the surface by themselves. The residents have been using ropes to pull out those who are too weak because of a…
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Stilfontein Shaft | Retrieval of illegal mine workers trapped underground
A concerned community member of Stilfontein in the North West has gone underground at one of the shafts near the small town to ascertain the whereabouts and well-being of alleged illegal mineworkers who have been underground for several months. He was part of a larger group of people who gathered at shaft 11 earlier today under the watchful eye of…
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North West | Over 500 illegal miners arrested
Scores of illegal mineworkers are continuing to resurface from mine shafts around Orkney in the North West. National police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says more than 500 mineworkers have been arrested to date and the numbers are expected to increase. Members of the police and the army have closed off the delivery of food and water to those underground. For more…
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Illegal Miners | Vala Umgodi clamps down on Zama zamas
More illegal mineworkers have resurfaced at the Margaret shaft in Stilfontein near Klersdorp in North West following the intensification of the Vala Umgodi programme led by the South African Police Service and South African National Defence Force. Police say the operation is ongoing and law enforcement will continue to monitor old abandoned mine shafts as more and more illegal miners…
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Illegal Mining | Relatives of suspected zama zamas in N West concerned about the miners’ survival
Some of the suspected illegal miners who were arrested in the North West last week are expected to appear in the Stilfontein Magistrate’s Court near Klerksdorp today. Scores more have resurfaced from the Margaret shaft in Stilfontein after police intensified their operations there. About 600 suspected illegal miners resurfaced by yesterday evening. This after police blocked routes used to deliver…
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