‘We are rescuing criminals’: Authorities mum on plan to rescue illegal miners in Stilfontein

A plan is in place to rescue illegal miners trapped in an abandoned shaft in Stilfontein, North West, according to government.

All three spheres of government might collaborate to pool resources and funds for the rescue operation.

“People are continuing to commit crime unabatedly and they should be dealt with accordingly and that will be implemented without fear or favour because we have, for 12 months, launched Operation Vala Umgodi to ensure that criminality doesn’t persist,” she said.‘Criminals are not to be helped’: Ntshavheni on why govt will not assist trapped illegal miners in Stilfontein

She added that the operation was not only focused on miners, but was also aimed to target the kingpins behind illicit mining, with the ultimate goal of shutting down all illegal shafts. “Remember we are rescuing criminals, we are rescuing hardcore criminals. So we are very careful and tactical about how we are going about this issue,” he said.The MEC stated that “systems” are in place to verify the number of miners underground and hinted that a makeshift lift could be used to extract them.

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