South Africa illegal mining standoff: Police plan to bring hundreds of people above ground

Police have barred residents from helping an operation to rescue hundreds of informal miners from a disused gold mine, in South Africa. Members of the miners’ community say the men have been trapped two-kilometers underground by police for months. Police though say the miners are refusing to surface, and face charges. Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #SouthAfrica #IllegalMining #MiningStandoff #PoliceAction #HumanRights #ZamaZamas #CrimeNews #AlJazeeraEnglish