"Every mine must set aside a certain amount of money for the rehabilitation of the mines when they are decommissioned"- SA Human Rights Commission says mining companies leave unused mines as "open invitation" for illegal mining to continue

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Concerned community members around the Stilfontein area in the North West where around 400 illegal miners remain trapped undergroung say if food and water is not allowed into the mines, they will rescue dead bodies. This as community volunteers continue to risk their own lives and rescue trapped miners. At least five miners have been rescued and brought to the surface as they were too weak to get to the surface on their own because they have been without water and food for week. This after the police and the SANDF blocked off those who deliver their supplies underground through operation 'Vala Umgodi'. One volunteer who was preparing to go underground a short while ago says government is to blame for the root cause of this situation. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC reporter, Zebilon Maine and chairperson of the South African Human Rights Commission, Chris Nissen