Drama unfolds as relatives identify bodies

By Alex Eliseev Wearing his dusty gumboots and guarded by police officers, 21-year-old Khojane Monaheng waits patiently for his turn to enter the mortuary.

[Thabo Lesholu]

May the souls of these brave Basotho men who were determined to change their unfortunate circumstances, at all cost, rest in peace. Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem to be more afraid of life than death but you chose to take an opportunity of changing your families` lives. I SALUTE YOU FOR THAT. ROBALANG KA KHOTSO BASHOESHOE………

[Thabo Lesholu]

How irresponsible for the newspaper to name some of the deceased without permision from affected families.

[Helle]

Ntate!

[MoAfrika FM]

Hei, che tse bohloko ha lifele!!!!

May their soul rest in peace!

[Ua Phuthiatsana]

they died trying to support their families rather than stealing. our condolences to their families.

may their souls rest in peace!!!

[Charmageddon]

"Bosses" run groups of 20 or more miners and manage their work underground, which can last for months without a single surfacing. They worked in dark, hot, humid tunnels filled with toxic gases and were under constant threat of arrest, confrontation with legal miners, or disasters.
Food and money were smuggled down, gold was smuggled up, and R2 500 paid as a bribe to sneak in and out of the mine"

Bhut Thabos as much as you say they were determined to change their unfortunate circumstances, at all cost, feela na kannete ha o se o sheba chelete tse pataloang ho briba security na ha o nahane hore they could have done something better ka tsona cheletenyana tseo ho iphelisa le ba malapa a bona?

Mine o koaloa hobane ho se ho se letho le fumanoang ho ona, joale motho ena o tla le peke kapa kharafu o nahana hore o tla fumana khauta - joang?

Who are we to blame hona joale? Kannte ke bohloko hoba we take risks ka maphelo a rona a tlang once. Re siea batsoali, balekane, bana, likhaitseli, baena le baholoane ka mabaka a fokolang.

May their souls rest in Peace le ha ho le joalo.

[Monyokolane- Westonaria]

Ha ba robale ka khotso banna bao ba bo rona ba litsama-ea-naha.

Banna ba tlohile Lesotho moseja;
Ba tloha ka khitla har'a bosiu;
Ba nkile melami ho leleka tlala;
Etsoe sera sa motho ke tlala.

Ba tsela linoka le linokana;
Ba phaila holima lithota li emere;
Li emere masapo a batho.

Ba kena Belekomo phuleng;
Ba kena mpeng ea lefaatse ho rafa khauta;
Lipapatlele banna ba moseja;
Banna ba sa jeng sa motho;
Banna ba sebetsang ka lipotongoane tsa papa.

Tora e oele Belekomo phuleng;
Tora e oetse banna ba batsamai;
Khiba o re le re kopele pula le nala;
Le re kopele tsona ho Balimo le Molimo!

Robalang ka Khotso banna ba litsamaea-naha. Maapapra kobo a matle. Le oele le sa utsoe sa motho. Le oele le perekong. Molimo a re baballele banna ba litsamaea-naha. Molimo le Balimo ba re sireletse rona banna ba lithuoa-majoe.

[Keneilwe]

Thabo Lesholu wrote:

May the souls of these brave Basotho men who were determined to change their unfortunate circumstances, at all cost, rest in peace. Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem to be more afraid of life than death but you chose to take an opportunity of changing your families` lives. I SALUTE YOU FOR THAT. ROBALANG KA KHOTSO BASHOESHOE………

tshedisehang beng ka bafu empa ke kgale re utswetswa moruo o tlamehang ho re ntsha mekhukhung mona ke batho bana.

Keneilwe mekhukhung ya Tembisa.

[Keneilwe]

Thabo Lesholu wrote:

How irresponsible for the newspaper to name some of the deceased without permision from affected families.

lebitso la senokwane le phanyaolwa feela abuti. batho bano ha se divictim empa ke di-culprits. Ke mashodu a shweleng a utswa kgauta.

[De Wit Meester]

No loss when thieves are killed in the act of commiting a crime.

[Thabo Lesholu]

Keneilwe wrote:

<quoted text>lebitso la senokwane le phanyaolwa feela abuti. batho bano ha se divictim empa ke di-culprits. Ke mashodu a shweleng a utswa kgauta.

Ba utsoa khauta ea mang?

[Thabo Lesholu]

Charmageddon wrote:

"Bosses" run groups of 20 or more miners and manage their work underground, which can last for months without a single surfacing. They worked in dark, hot, humid tunnels filled with toxic gases and were under constant threat of arrest, confrontation with legal miners, or disasters.
Food and money were smuggled down, gold was smuggled up, and R2 500 paid as a bribe to sneak in and out of the mine"
Bhut Thabos as much as you say they were determined to change their unfortunate circumstances, at all cost, feela na kannete ha o se o sheba chelete tse pataloang ho briba security na ha o nahane hore they could have done something better ka tsona cheletenyana tseo ho iphelisa le ba malapa a bona?
Mine o koaloa hobane ho se ho se letho le fumanoang ho ona, joale motho ena o tla le peke kapa kharafu o nahana hore o tla fumana khauta - joang?
Who are we to blame hona joale? Kannte ke bohloko hoba we take risks ka maphelo a rona a tlang once. Re siea batsoali, balekane, bana, likhaitseli, baena le baholoane ka mabaka a fokolang.
May their souls rest in Peace le ha ho le joalo.

Charma, these people were working for people who are paying/buying this gold. This bribe money was paid by the buyers.

[Morali]

De Wit Meester wrote:

No loss when thieves are killed in the act of commiting a crime.

Blexem u tloaela Basotho hampe hee? ako etse shataup haeba ha u na mabaka. Nxaaaa

[Lady_bird]

Charmageddon wrote:

"Bosses" run groups of 20 or more miners and manage their work underground, which can last for months without a single surfacing. They worked in dark, hot, humid tunnels filled with toxic gases and were under constant threat of arrest, confrontation with legal miners, or disasters.
Food and money were smuggled down, gold was smuggled up, and R2 500 paid as a bribe to sneak in and out of the mine"
Bhut Thabos as much as you say they were determined to change their unfortunate circumstances, at all cost, feela na kannete ha o se o sheba chelete tse pataloang ho briba security na ha o nahane hore they could have done something better ka tsona cheletenyana tseo ho iphelisa le ba malapa a bona?
Mine o koaloa hobane ho se ho se letho le fumanoang ho ona, joale motho ena o tla le peke kapa kharafu o nahana hore o tla fumana khauta - joang?
Who are we to blame hona joale? Kannte ke bohloko hoba we take risks ka maphelo a rona a tlang once. Re siea batsoali, balekane, bana, likhaitseli, baena le baholoane ka mabaka a fokolang.
May their souls rest in Peace le ha ho le joalo.

Charma ngoaneso ha ke na tsebo ea li-maene empa haeba batho baa ba khona ho sebetsa moo lishafteng tse koetsoeng ho bolela hore khauta e ntse ele teng. Ho bolela hore le 'maraka oa khauta eeo o teng hobane batho bana ba zama zama ba shebahala ba etsa chelete e ngata e leng eona ntho e hohelang li illegal miners ho riska ka maphelo a bona.

Basotho ba heso zama zama ha e sete ho hang. Meea ea bona e phomole ka khotso.

[Keneilwe]

Thabo Lesholu wrote:

<quoted text>Ba utsoa khauta ea mang?

Ya monga sebaka. Monga sebaka o patala lekgetho ho Dept of Mineral Energy le SARS. Lekgetho leo ke lona le tlamehileng ho re ntsha mekhukhung mona re tsebe ho dula matlong a majaba -jaba jwale ka lona Lesotho moo.

[Thabo Lesholu]

Keneilwe wrote:

<quoted text>Ya monga sebaka. Monga sebaka o patala lekgetho ho Dept of Mineral Energy le SARS. Lekgetho leo ke lona le tlamehileng ho re ntsha mekhukhung mona re tsebe ho dula matlong a majaba -jaba jwale ka lona Lesotho moo.

Get your facts before you shoot your mouth; the mine was abandoned by Harmony. Nobody was paying any tax for it.

[Mmisisi]

Keneilwe wrote:

<quoted text>lebitso la senokwane le phanyaolwa feela abuti. batho bano ha se divictim empa ke di-culprits. Ke mashodu a shweleng a utswa kgauta.

Le tla u chabela le wena Mekhukhung mono, di tla fihla di red ants ka leng la matsatsi, re tla tshwanang. Ba ne ba utswa Gauta ya mang???

[Keneilwe]

Thabo Lesholu wrote:

<quoted text>Get your facts before you shoot your mouth; the mine was abandoned by Harmony. Nobody was paying any tax for it.

Check what constitutes "abandonment" in the Transfer Duty Act of 1940 before you embarrass yourself abuti. Check also what mineral and energy act, precisely Petroleum and Mineral Act of 2002 says about 'disused mines' which your like, out of ignorance , call 'abandoned' re mekhukhung ka bodulo eseng ka dikelello 'nake.

[Keneilwe]

Mmisisi wrote:

<quoted text>
Le tla u chabela le wena Mekhukhung mono, di tla fihla di red ants ka leng la matsatsi, re tla tshwanang. Ba ne ba utswa Gauta ya mang???

ke o arabile Mmisisi. Le ntjhabetse makgetlo hoo le bohloko ke seng ke sa bo tshabe.
ke batla ho tswa ka hara mokhukhu le nna ke dule matlong a matle jwale ka a Lesotho bo.

[Charmageddon]

Thabo Lesholu wrote:

<quoted text>Charma, these people were working for people who are paying/buying this gold. This bribe money was paid by the buyers.

Kea leboha Bhut Thabos. Oooe ha malapa a bona, a bo bona le metsoalle e ts'elisehe.