South African police on Sunday say 340 illegal miners were arrested after being forced out of an abandoned mine shaft due to a lack of food and water. This...

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More than 200 illegal miners have been arrested after they resurfaced from underground due to hunger and dehydration in Orkney, North West province.

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Known as “zama zamas” (“those who try” in Zulu), the miners reappeared at a mine in Orkney, a gold mining town in the district of Klerksdorp, in the North West province. Around “340 other illegal miners reappeared and were arrested,” police said in a statement released today. Previously, a police spokesperson told the AFP news agency that 225 miners had been arrested, bringing the total number of arrests to 565. The miners were forced to leave d…

Conhecidos como "zama zamas" ("aqueles que tentam" em zulu), os mineiros reapareceram numa mina em Orkney, uma cidade mineira de ouro no distrito de Klerksdorp, na província do Noroeste.   Cerca de "340 outros mineiros ilegais reapareceram e foram detidos", declarou a polícia num comunicado divulgado hoje. Anteriormente, um porta-voz da polícia tinha dito à agência de notícias AFP que 225 mineiros tinham sido detidos, elevando o número total de …

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Acting police commissioner Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya said the operation was yielding positive results across the country.

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More than 500 ‘starving and dehydrated’ illegal miners flushed out from shafts in North West

South African police said on Sunday that 225 illegal miners had been arrested after being forced out of an abandoned mine shaft due to a lack of food and water. The miners, known locally as “zama zamas” (“those who try” in Zulu), resurfaced from a mine in Orkney, a gold mining town in the Klerksdorp

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South African police arrest 225 illegal miners

Over 200 illegal miners have resurfaced from abandoned mines in Orkney, North West, with many more believed to still be trapped underground.

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Over 200 illegal miners resurface in Orkney, hundreds believed to be trapped underground

Police spokesperson says Operation Vala Umgodi is yielding positive results

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More than 500 illegal miners forced out of shafts in North West

South African police on Sunday said that 225 illegal miners were arrested after being forced out of an abandoned mine shaft due to a lack of food and water. Blocked routes The miners, known locally as “zama zamas” (“those who try” in Zulu), resurfaced from a mine in Orkney, a gold mining town in the Klerksdorp district of the North West Province. A police spokesperson told AFP on Sunday that the men had been arrested. They were forced out “as a …

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North West police force at least 225 illegal miners to resurface in Orkney travis.richards Sun, 11/03/2024 - 07:00  
The North West police have smoked out 225 illegal miners in Orkney, in North West.     
 JOHANNESBURG - The North West police have smoked out 225 illegal miners in Orkney, in North West.The Vala Umgodi Task Team blocked routes used to deliver food and other necessities to the illegal miners.The task team comprises SAPS and SANDF m…

South African police arrest 565 illegal miners

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