CAPE TOWN - The prevalence of illegal mining was brought into sharp focus by the prolonged removal of zama zamas from the unused Buffelsfontein mine in Stilfontein.
Government was eventually ordered to rescue those who had not surfaced voluntarily.
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However, Stilfontein is just one site of illegal mining.
To discuss this problem further, Portfolio Committee on Police chairperson, Ian Cameron spoke to eNCA.