By Johnathan Paoli
An operation by Mine Rescue Services to rescue illegal miners at Stilfontein in the North West is expected to start late on Monday or Tuesday, following intervention by the courts.
Ahead of the rescue, the Mining Affected Communities United in Action (Macua) and the Mineral Resources and Energy Department have been involved in a public spat over the rescue of the miners.
Hundreds of the miners are still underground since the police cut off supplies to them in August last year in an attempt to force them to resurface.
Macua on Sunday responded to claims by the department that it was in contempt of the court and its own voluntary decision to rescue the trapped miners.
Macua spokesperson Magnificent Mndebele urged the department to stop its political posturing and games, and instead focus on its mandate to “work with us to ensure the safe retrieval of those
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