Morweng said they had a system that would assist them in verifying the number of underground people.
“The machine that is going to be sent will be a lift that is going to lift them as simple as that,” he said.
Another community leader said they will be approaching the department of health to give the illegal miners antiretrovirals (ARV).
On Monday, the illegal miners sent a letter up to the surface which stated: “Sicela ama ARVs plz, abantu bayawadinga ngapha. Siyacela.” Loosely translated: “We need ARVs, people need them here, please!”
After they were sent water using a rope, the illegal miners used the same rope to send the letter up.
Johannes Qankase, the community leader, said they were going to ensure that the men get their chronic medication.
“We have decided to approach the department of health today to ask that they assist us with ARVs that we can send them underground,” he said.
Regarding the sending of the ARVs to the men, deputy national police commissioner responsible for policing, Tebello Mosikili, said: “You will recall that we had an interim order that was issued on Saturday that requested that we need to give the necessary medication that will ensure the safety of life.
“If the ARVs is one of the requests, we have indicated that it would be done in a co-ordinated manner. ”
Meanwhile, the Pretoria high court is expected to hear an application by the Society for the Protection of Our Constitution to argue for the rights of the zama zamas.
Human rights activist Abderrrahman Regragui argued in court papers that the illegal miners had been denied access to basic supplies as part of an official strategy against illegal mining.
The respondents in the matter are the ministers of co-operative governance and traditional affairs, police, mineral resources and social development.
On Saturday, the Pretoria high court granted an order preventing police from blocking the shaft.
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