Hundreds of miners are trapped underground in a Sibanye Gold mine in the Free State following an electric cable outage after a storm on Wednesday night.
Sibanye-Stillwater spokesperson James Wellsted said on Thursday afternoon that all the miners have been accounted for and are safe. Operators are currently trying to restore power to the shaft to allow the miners to leave.
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