Cele: Some 20 suspected illegal miners arrested in Riverlea
Minister of Police Bheki Cele has confirmed the arrests of more than 20 illegal miners in Riverlea, west of Johannesburg, on Wednesday.
Residents are up in arms over what they believe to be the police’s inefficiency in handling violence among different groups of illegal miners in the area.
The protests began on Monday after one person was killed by a stray bullet last week during a shootout between police and suspected illegal miners.
Speaking in Cape Town on Wednesday, Cele said more law enforcement officers have been deployed in the area.
"There have been issues with the lack of forces on the ground. We did say we would escalate there. Today we have 56 forces made of different disciplines.”
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