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Bodies of 15 suspected illegal miners discovered in Primrose─── 12:36 Sun, 20 Mar 2022
The police in Gauteng have launched an investigation into the deaths of 15 people who were found inside a mining hole at Homestead in Primrose, east of Johannesburg.
The first eight bodies were found on Thursday after police were alerted by community members of suspected illegal miners trapped underground.
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Seven more bodies were found on Saturday evening at the same mining hole.
“We have opened an inquest docket following the discovery of the bodies inside a mining hole in Primrose, police were informed about the alleged illegal miners who were trapped in the mine. Police investigations are continuing,” said Gauteng police spokesperson Dimakatso Sello.
