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Photo: Bodies of illegal miners lay on the ground after being retrieved from mine

by Staff Reporter

15 Sep 2016 at 18:46hrs | 2427 Views

Bodies of illegal miners lay on the ground after being retrieved from a mine in Langlagte in Johhanesburg South Africa.

Three Zimbabwean illegal miners better known in South Africa "Zama Zama" died last week after an underground explosion, whilst mining for gold in a disused mine.

Source - Byo24News

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