More illegal miners emerge from Stilfontein with 96 children among them

As illegal miners continue to come up, it has emerged that 96 undocumented children were detained after they were found to be among the group

28 November 2024 - 04:30

Twenty illegal miners resurfaced at Margaret Shaft in Stilfontein on Wednesday, as the number of miners who have emerged from underground neared 1,300 since the operation to flush them out began on August 18. ..

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