South Africa

14 zama zamas found dead at disused mine in North West

Multiple people are also reported to be injured at a disused mine at Nkaneng near Rustenburg

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A view of Nkaneng, where Marikana miners live, as seen from the koppie where 34 miners lost their lives in 2012. Picture: ZIPHOZONKE LUSHABA
A view of Nkaneng. File picture: ZIPHOZONKE LUSHABA

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Police are responding on Tuesday to the discovery of the bodies of 14 people at a disused mine in the North West.

At this preliminary stage, multiple people are believed to be injured.

Provincial police are en route to the informal mining settlement of Nkaneng, near Rustenburg.

This is a developing story


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