Stilfontein Community Pleads for Trapped Illegal Miners Amid Tensions with Government

In Stilfontein, North West, community leaders are urging the government to provide resources to aid in the rescue of illegal miners trapped in a disused mine. As one body has been recovered and more are feared dead, tensions rise as the community calls for compassion while Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni maintains a firm stance, asserting that the government "will smoke them out." This unfolding tragedy highlights a clash between humanitarian appeals and the state’s strong approach to illegal mining.