South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa says lives should not be put at risk in a standoff between police and illegal miners.
Hundreds of people are believed to be stuck underground in a disused gold mine.
Family members want them rescued but police says they’re armed and dangerous.
Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa reports from Stilfontein in North West province.
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