By KEDIBONE MOLAETSI
22 January 2025- The South African Police Service (SAPS) said it is working closely with the North West Department of Health in ensuring that healthcare is provided to illegal miners in police holding cells. The national police spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said on a daily basis, the police conduct inspections at police holding cells.
“Those who require further medical care are referred and admitted to a local hospital under police guard. The number of those admitted in hospital has just risen from 9 on 13 January to 32 on 21 January 2025.
“All who are hospitalised are currently under police guard. The narrative that illegal miners are not receiving adequate medical care is thus refuted and devoid of truth,” she said.
The Guardian 