South African police urge illegal miners to leave shaft
At least 1,000 people were arrested at the site this month as part of a police operation to flush them out of the shaft by restricting food and water supplies that were being lowered by people in the area.
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Community members are searched by South African Police Service (SAPS) officers before entering the mine shaft to negotiate with artisanal miners underground to resurface in Stilfontein on November 13, 2024. (AFP)
By NewVision Reporter
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JOHANNESBURG - South African police and ambulances were at the site Thursday of an old gold mine shaft where around 4,000 illegal miners were claimed to