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South Africa says trapped illegal miners will be rescued and arrested

Police minister has rejected calls for an amnesty for illegal miners to resurface without arrest

South Africa's police minister has rejected calls for an amnesty for illegal miners to resurface from a deep shaft without arrest - despite concerns for their safety. Also on the programme, what a Donald Trump presidency will mean for the war in Sudan; and, a newly unearthed recording from The Beatles.

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss this and more are Charlotte Kilpatrick, an American journalist based in the UK who specialises in politics and health issues, and Loren Landau, Professor of Migration and Development at the University of Oxford.

(Photo: Community members watch as Senzo Mchunu, South African police minister, inspects outside the mineshaft where it is estimated that hundreds of illegal miners are believed to be hiding underground, after police cut off food and water as part of police operations against illegal miners, in Stilfontein, South Africa, November 15, 2024. REUTERS/Ihsaan Haffejee)

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