Ninety-seven illegal miners and an elderly farm owner have been arrested in Heidelberg, Gauteng. The suspects - Lesotho nationals between the ages of 18 and 35 were arrested by a national multi-disciplinary team during a clamp down on illicit mining activities. All suspects will appear at the Heidelberg Magistrate's Court on charges of illegal mining, human trafficking, flouting immigration laws, illegal possession of firearms, ammunition, and explosives. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Benchmark Foundation Lead researcher and activist, David Van Wyk