More than 240 foreign nationals rescued at Stilfontein as death toll sits on 78

A total of 246 illegal miners have been retrieved and arrested since rescue missions started earlier this week at shaft 11 in Stilfontein, North West.National police spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said they retrieved 78 bodies.Mathe said that of the illegal miners, 128 are from Mozambique, 80 are Zimbabweans, and five South Africans.She said the acting police commissioner in the North West, Major General Patrick Asaneng will provide an update on operations on Thursday.The extraction of the miners and dead bodies followed the clearing of the site over the weekend and the arrival of…