00:00South African police say 14 clandestine miners have died after a rock fall at an illegal mine northwest of Johannesburg.
00:08Several others were injured and an unknown number may still be trapped underground.
00:13The incident happened at Nkaneng near Rustenbach, about 100 kilometers northwest of Johannesburg.
00:19Police say the miners were operating in a disused shaft.
00:23Rescue teams are at the scene as the operation continues.
00:27Illegal mining remains a major problem in South Africa, where thousands of so-called Zamazamas work in abandoned mines in
00:35dangerous conditions.
00:36The activity has also been linked to crime and violence across the region.
00:41Police said on July 31st they had arrested 24 undocumented foreign nationals in the Silphotene area in an operation against
00:49suspected illegal gold mining.
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