News24 | Gold One miners' harrowing story: 'Our hell 350m underground'

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Miners from the Gold One mine in Springs in Johannesburg, who were trapped underground, left the mine piecemeal on Monday. The workers were held hostage from Thursday evening.

Miners from the Gold One mine in Springs in Johannesburg, who were trapped underground, left the mine piecemeal on Monday. The workers were held hostage from Thursday evening.

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They were pummelled and beaten, forced to take off their clothes and insulted as "boers", says a group of miners who survived the Gold One hostage drama on the East Rand.

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