On Monday, authorities on site together with community rescue teams received a note from the illegal miners written in Zulu asking for ARVs.
Authorities on site together with community rescue teams received a note from the illegal miners written in Zulu asking for ARVs. File Picture: Timothy Bernard / Independent Newspapers.said it will send Antiretroviral medication to the illegal miners who refuse to resurface at the disused Stilfontein mine shaft in the North West.
Translated in English: “Can we please have ARV pills. People need them here, please.” The zama zamas who go underground in the hope of finding any remaining gold and mineral deposits have apparently been blocked from leaving the shaft.This comes as a result result of a crackdown on illegal mining by police and soldiers known as Operation Vala Umgodi.Responding to the interim court order, SAPS national spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said the court order does not in anyway prevent SAPS from performing its constitutional mandate.
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