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South Africa's Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) said it was "extremely concerned" that the situation "may end in a tragedy."

"Cutting off food and water supplies — with what can only be described as malicious intent, a vindictive act — without a strategy for directly and indirectly engaging with these mineworkers is not helpful," the union said in a statement Friday.

"Nooo you can't smoke out the illegal miners, that's mean!"

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