JOHANNESBURG - More alleged illegal miners have emerged from abandoned shafts in Stilfontein in the North West.
They are in a poor state of health after going without food and water.
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Supplies were cut off in the police's Vala Mgodi operation.
The government says it will not send help for those underground, but will rather smoke them out.
Ulrich Roux from Ulrich Roux and Associates, spoke to eNCA.