Hundreds of mineworkers who were allegedly held hostage underground at Gold One Mine in Springs, Johannesburg, are expected to emerge from the mine at 2pm.
This is according to the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) delegate at the mine, Musa Khalipha.
It was reported earlier that some of the miners were coming out from underground.
In a brief interview, Khalipha told IOL that the all miners that were underground will resurface on Wednesday in an effort to prevent further injury to them.
According to what he heard, miners had given up their alleged “sit-in” and wanted to come back up.
“Miners sent messages to some of the leadership on the group, telling them that they want to end their sit-in,” he said.
It was reported that over 500 miners were being held hostage after they were prevented from coming up at the end of their shift on Sunday night.
Private security, the South African Police Service, as well as emergency services are on the scene, inside the mine grounds. Amcu and NUM-affiliated workers are outside the mine waiting for their colleagues to surface.
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