More Illegal Miners Found In S.A’s North West

Here’s an update on our 6am news story on South Africa’s North West police who say 565 illegal miners have resurfaced from abandoned mine shafts in Orkney during a Vala Umgodi operation. They resurfaced from a maze of underground tunnels due to hunger and dehydration. Since the inception of operation Vala Umgodi in December last year, more than 13-thousand-691 suspects have been arrested in the seven provinces that are hotspots for illegal mining. Police spokesperson, Sabata Mokgwabone, says they are continuing to monitor old abandoned mine shafts: