South African police on Tuesday detained 269 illegal miners as they left a disused gold mine after security forces cut off their food and water supplies, adding to 565 rounded up at the weekend.

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Police in South Africa have forced 540 illegal miners out of an abandoned mine shaft and arrested them. Earlier this week, ...

South African police on Sunday said that 340 illegal miners were arrested after being forced out of an abandoned mine shaft due to a lack of food and water.

The question arises whether the police are complying with the law by starving these illegal miners out of mine shafts?

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Police in South Africa have forced 540 illegal miners out of an abandoned mine ... in cash and uncut diamonds worth R32 million ($1.8m; £1.4m)," he said.

South African police said on Sunday that 225 illegal miners had been arrested after ... in cash and uncut diamonds worth R32 million (around $1.8 million),” said Sibiya. Thousands of illegal ...

Photo / Sopotnicki.com South African police on Sunday ... [about $475,000] in cash and uncut diamonds worth R32m,” said Sibiya. Thousands of illegal miners, many of them hailing from other ...

JOHANNESBURG - South African police on Sunday said that 340 illegal miners were arrested after ... in cash and uncut diamonds worth R32 million (around $1.8m/sh6.59b)," said Sibiya.