Lesotho: Basotho Requested to Identify Dead Miners

THE South African Police Service (SAPS) is struggling to identify 79 of the 88 bodies of illegal miners retrieved from the Stilfontein mine shaft last month.

As a result, the SAPS, and the Lesotho government, are calling on Basotho to assist in the identification process by conducting DNA tests.

According to North West Police spokesperson, Brigadier Sebata Mokgwabone, nine of the bodies have so far been identified through fingerprints. The remaining 79 bodies, found in an advanced state of…