Stilfontein update: Alleged ringleaders arrested during gruelling rescue

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TimesLIVE provides an update on the rescue operation of illegal miners at the Stilfontein mine in the North West.
We hear the gruelling conditions faced by rescue personnel involved in the operations which started on Monday. Members of the South African Police Service also provide an update on the the arrest of alleged ringleaders and the continuation of Operation Vala Umgodi.

Audio gathered by TimesLIVE senior reporter Isaac Mahlangu.

16 Jan 7AM English South Africa News · Daily News

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