ABANTU ABA-217 BABANJWE KULUPHULO OLUKHULU OLWACHASENE NEZIMAYINI EZINGEKHO MTHETHWENI E-KLOOF MINE

WESTONARIA– Amagosa okhuseleko adibene amandla kwiphulo elikhulu elijolise ekumbiweni kwezimbiwa ngokungekho semthethweni kwimayini yaseLosberg Kloof eWestonaria, nto leyo ekhokelele ekubanjweni kwabantu abangama-217.
Esi sityebi, esenziwe ngolwesiBini, umhla wesi-7 kweyeKhala 2026, besiphantsi kweprogram ebizwa ngokuba yi-Operation Prosper. Esi senzo sibandakanye amapolisa ase-SAPS, amajoni ase-SANDF, kunye namasebe okhuseleko lwe Sibanye ne Fidelity.
Phakathi kwabo babanjweyo kukho abantu bakwamanye amazwe abangenazo iimpepha ezisemthethweni, abavela eMozambique, eZimbabwe, naseLesotho. Abanye abantu ababini babanjwe ngokufunyanwa benembumbulu, kwaye bekwatyholwa ngokuncedisa abafuduki abangekho semthethweni.
Amapolisa akwathabathe izixhobo ezisetyenziswa ekumbiweni kwezimbiwa, ukutya, utywala, umpu oyi-9mm, iimagazini ezimbini, kunye neembumbulu ze-AK-47 ezili-118.
Le ntshukumo yinxalenye yemizamo eqhubekayo yamagosa okhuseleko ukulwa nolwaphulo-mthetho lokumbiwa kwezimbiwa ngokungekho semthethweni kulo lonke elaseGauteng.
