SABIE - A total of 153 illegal miners have been rescued at an abandoned mine shaft in Sabie, Mpumalanga.
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Rescuers pulled out the last miner on Friday evening.
Some of those rescued say they were forced underground against their will.
eNCA reporter, Pule Letshwiti-Jones has more on this story.
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