Stilfontein Mine | 14 illegal miners arrested after resurfacing

Amid ongoing retrieval efforts at the Stilfontein Mine Shaft in the North West, the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has dismissed the main bid by the Society for the Protection of Our Constitution to grant relief for the suspected Zama-Zama underground.

In a judgment on Monday, the court found, among other things, that there was no proof to show that government's response to the issue is not "measured, considered and proportional".

The applicant sought a final interdict after the court granted interim measures which ordered the 1. unblocking of the mine shaft, 2. that any miners trapped in the mine shaft shall be permitted to exit and 3. no non-emergency personnel may enter the mine shaft.

SABC News Reporter Tebogo Phakedi is in Stilfontein and filed this report.

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