JOHANNESBURG - Police are probing human trafficking and slave labour in Stilfontein in the North West.
It comes after a group of teenagers emerged from an abandoned mine shaft.
In fact, 96 of over 1,000 miners that have emerged are underage.
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They claim they were held captive by heavily armed men and forced to work against their will.
At the same time, Lawyers for Human Rights may head to court to get humanitarian aid to the miners.
- eNCA reporter Bafedile Moerane is in Stilfontein.