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Amaphoyisa abophe abaholi bezimayini okuthiwa bahlukumeze baphinde balambisa abavukuzi abangekho emthethweni e-Buffelsfontein Gold Mine.
Lokhu kudlule nemiphefumulo yabantu abangu-87 kwathi abayisishiyagalolunye abasindile badinga izibhedlela kodwa bagadwe amaphoyisa ngemuva kokuba ngaphansi komhlaba.
Amaphoyisa agcine ebophe idlanzana labaholi, abaziwa ngokuthi abaphathi, abasolwa ngokulambisa nokuhlukumeza abavukuzi base-Buffelsfontein Gold Mine e-Stilfontein, eNorth West.
Lokhu kuboshwa kuza ngemuva kokuthi abasindile behlonze obhongoza eqenjini lokugcina labavukuzi abahlengwe ngoLwesibili nangoLwesithathu.
Laba baphathi kuthiwa bagcine ukudla kungafinyeleli kwabanye abavukuzi ngesikhathi bexabana namaphoyisa ngomhlaka-18 kuNcwaba.
Okhulumela amaphoyisa uBrigadier Athlenda Mathe uthe abasolwa babhekene namacala abucayi.
“Abaphathi babanjwe ngemuva kokuvela kh-Shaft 11 ngekheji elithathwe kwithimba le-Mine Rescue Services. Baphinde bagcina ukudla ngamabomu kude nabavukuzi abangekho emthethweni,” esho.
“Siphenya izinsolo zokuthi kube nokuhlukunyezwa ngemuva kokuthi kuvele amavidiyo amaningi akhombisa laba bavukuzi beshaywa abasolwa ngokuba abaphathi.
“Siphenya nezinsolo zokuthi kuthunjwe iningi lama-zama zama, balethwe lapha ngamanga futhi benganikezwa isithombe esicacile ngokwenzekayo,” kusho uMathe.
Impilo engeyinhle yabavukuzi abahlengiwe iphakamise imibuzo mayelana nokudla obekuhanjiswa ngaphansi komhlaba.
“Siyaziphenya nezinsolo ezinjengalezi,” kusho uMathe.
UKhomishana wesifundazwe sase-North West utshele abezindaba ngoLwesine ukuthi amaphoyisa amatasatasa ukuthola abaphathi abakhulu abenze lokhu.
Selokhu kuqale umsebenzi wokuhlenga, bangu-1,907 abavukuzi asebefinyelele phezulu, kanti amathimba abatakuli aphinde akhipha izidumbu ezingu-87.
Okhulumela uMnyango wezeMpilo e-North West, uTshegofatso Mothibedi, uthe abayisishiyagalolunye abasindile badinga ukunakekelwa esibhedlela futhi basagadwe amaphoyisa. Bonke abanye bagcinwe esitokisini samaphoyisa.
Esithombeni esingenhla: Ukuhlenga emayini yase-Stilfontein.
Umthombo: Ifayela