Illegal miners trapped in the Stilfontein Mine for months have reportedly resorted to cannibalism due to severe hunger. Two letters emerged revealing the dire situation, with over 1000 miners trapped and more dying.
Illegal miners from the Stilfontein Mine in the North West have reportedly started consuming human flesh, and this was revealed in a letter that emerged
The miners said that more of their fellow miners have died, and hunger has caused them to resort to cannibalism Learn at Your Own Pace! Our Flexible Online Course allows you to fit copywriting skills development around your busy schedule. Enroll Now!— Hunger has gripped the zama zamas in Stilfontein Mine so severely that they have reportedly resorted to cannibalism. Two letters surfaced from the mine on 24 December, where over 1000 miners have been trapped for months., the spokesperson of the South African National Civics Organisation , Mzukisi Jam, said the letters revealed that more miners are dying.
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