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TWO Zimbabweans were among those killed when an illegal mine collapsed in South Africa last week trapping over 200 people.
They were identified as Blessing Chaitwa (29) and Shelton Mpofu (24).
Chaitwa and Mpofu’s bodies were retrieved on Tuesday.
On Sunday, rescuers said 11 of the more than 200 illegal miners trapped in an abandoned gold mine near Johannesburg had been brought to the surface.
The miners were trapped after allegedly being robbed of their gold by rival miners on Saturday afternoon at the Gold One shaft in Benoni east of Johannesburg.
The rescued miners were taken for medical assessment by the emergency agency ER24.
South African media said the incident highlighted the growing concern about illegal mining in that country.
In 2012, 20 illegal miners were buried alive after a rockfall hit a closed gold mine in the eastern South African province of Gauteng.
Early last month, 40 illegal miners were rescued after being trapped at a mine shaft, west of Johannesburg.
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