Protest erupts in Riverlea a day after discovery of 5 bodies of ‘illegal miners’

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Protest erupts in Riverlea a day after discovery of 5 bodies of ‘illegal miners’
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Protest action has erupted in Riverlea, Joburg a day after the bodies of suspected illegal foreign miners were discovered in the area.

The bodies of five men believed to be illegal miners killed in a gunfight were found in Riverlea on Sunday morning. File imagesuspected illegal foreign miners were discovered in the area.two rival groups of illegal miners.

Videos emerged on Monday morning showing traffic disruption in the area when residents blocked the main road with rocks and burning tyres.

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