Government says a number of illegal miners have voluntarily emerged from disused mine shafts in Stilfontein [SOUND]

# Government says recent developments have seen a number of illegal miners, known as Zama Zamas, voluntarily emerging from the disused mine shafts in Stilfontein, North West. Natjoints Tebello Mosikili says this trend indicates that these individuals have the capability to exit the underground tunnels independently. She says their delayed emergence appears to be a tactic to evade arrest by law enforcement agencies: