The South African government says it is weighing up a rescue mission to bring to the surface illegal miners who remain under a disused gold mine. Police had previously blocked miners’ supplies of food and water to force them out and arrest them for illegally entering the abandoned mine in North West province in search of leftover gold – an issue that has plagued South Africa for decades.
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