‘We last ate on Monday night, hunger forced us out’: miners as underground protest ends

Mineworker says they were not in a hostage situation but police say the opposite view is being given to detectives interviewing those resurfacing

25 October 2023 - 12:28

By Kgaugelo Masweneng

It took Gamelihle Jawuza 45 minutes to walk up from underground when he and other miners came to the surface on Wednesday at the Gold One Modder East shaft in Springs.

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