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The National Association of Artisanal Miners has blamed the government, law enforcement, and the media for the death of the 21 illegal miners, whose bodies were found in an active mineshaft in Krugersdorp on Gauteng’s West Rand.

Image: Dinilohlanga MekutoThe National Association of Artisanal Miners has blamed government, law enforcement and the media forPolice say post-mortem results will determine the cause of the deaths.

The association’s spokesperson Zethu Hlatshwayo says government first failed by not implementing existing policy on mining. “In Ermelo, they’re going and raiding everyone and to some extent, they have not found anything illegal. When they did those raids, what they found is that men and women are trying to make a living out of mining.

 

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