South African police order to end standoff with illegal miners

Officers insist that the court directive will not prevent them from arresting people hiding in disused mine shafts

South Africa’s Police Service (SAPS) has vowed to continue operations at abandoned mines in the country’s North West province until hundreds of illegal miners who have been hiding in the shaft voluntarily resurface. The decision on Saturday comes despite a court ruling against the standoff.

The miners have reportedly...