Some of the suspected illegal miners who were arrested last week are expected to appear in the Stilfontein Magistrates’ Court near Klerksdorp in the North West today.
More suspected illegal miners have resurfaced from the Margaret shaft in Stilfontein after police intensified their Operation Vala Umgodi.
About 600 suspected illegal miners resurfaced by Sunday evening.
This after police blocked routes used to deliver necessities including food to the suspected illegal miners.
North West | Over 500 illegal miners arrested:
Most of them are reported to be from Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
Provincial police spokesperson, Adéle Myburgh says, “We also have officials here from the department of Home Affairs assisting us, trying to determine what is the specific nationality of these people. From there we process them, we take finger prints, you know the normal police stuff. If we are done from here, we take them to police cells and then they will be going to court.”
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