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Card image 05 January 2025 Daily Maverick

Stilfontein illegal miners are ‘eating human flesh’ and cockroaches to survive, rescued miners tell ConCourt

Three artisanal miners who recently emerged from abandoned mine shafts in Stilfontein in North West have told the Constitutional Court about the abhorrent conditions underground. The NGO Mining Affected Communities United in Action wants the court to sanction police and other government actors. Meanwhile, government lawyers argue that the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine should be responsible for the rescue operation.

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