Court update: Eighty seven suspected illigal miners arrested, including eight wounded, six fatally in shootout

The eighty five accused who appeared in the Orkney Magistrate’s Court this afternoon were all remanded in custody after their case was postponed to 08 November 2021 for confirmation of addresses and Department of Home Affairs report.

 

Two of them are still in hospital for medical attention but were also postponed in absentia.

 

Source: South African Police Service