Johannesburg, Nov 16, 2024 (AFP) - SAfrica court orders end to police blockade of illegal miners

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2024-11-16

A South African court on Saturday ordered an end to the police blockade of a former gold mine, where hundreds, possibly thousands, of illegal miners are thought to be underground. Police and ambulances have been at the site, in Stilfontein, about 140 kilometres (90 miles) southwest of Johannesburg, for several days. Police called in experts on Saturday to assess the safety of the mine shafts to help decide if officers could carry out a forced ev......

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