Senzo Mchunu's comments seem more conciliatory than those of a cabinet minister who previously said the government would not send help because they were 'criminals'.
Illegal miners in a 'dangerous' stand-off with police in South Africa are committing a crime by staying underground in a disused shaft, according to a government minister in the country. But Senzo Mchunu also insisted the government wanted to save lives and that authorities would work together to end the situation safely.
More than 1,000 illegal miners have already resurfaced in recent weeks at various mines in South Africa's North West province as officers have cracked down, and at least one dead body has been brought up in Stilfontein. Police and community members have been at the entrance where a pulley has been set up to hoist men out. Dozens of relatives have waited at the site hoping their loved ones will emerge safely.
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