nomsa maseko, — with illegal mining. nomsa maseko, so _ with illegal mining.h illegal mining. nomsa maseko, so we are - with illegal mining. nomsa| maseko, so we are warning with illegal mining. nomsa - maseko, so we are warning -- maseko, so we are warning —— sorry, we are running out of time but thank you very much that update. the prison officers' association has called the threat of corruption in the uk's jails as �*very real�* after the number of officers sacked for misconduct rose by more than a third. there have been several high profile cases which have seen prison officers convicted of having sexual relationships with inmates, or selling them smuggled—in drugs and phones. let's speak to former justice secretary david gauke, who is now leading a sentencing review to tackle prison overcrowding. thank you forjoining us. just tell us a bit more about what your plans are?— tell us a bit more about what your plans are? the government has asked _ your plans are? the government has asked me — your plans are? the government has asked me to _ your plans are? th

here's nomsa maseko. protests near the mine shaft."smoked out". my children, the reason why they are underground is because of hunger. they are trying to bring food to the table. the police minister visited the scene, but the authorities aren't keen to risk their own safety to get the illegal miners out of the mile—deep shaft. we have taken a decision that no police officer, no soldier, no government official will go down to an abandoned mine. firstly, there are hazardous gases that are flowing there. there's a high risk of loss of life. illegal mining is big business here, run by gangs who are often heavily armed. here they've taken over an abandoned mine shaft in search of gold deposits, which are often sold on the black market. community workers in the area are critical of the police's approach, saying that even if they are criminals, the miners deserve help. 0ur government has launched a case against israel for not providing food to people. now we are here in south africa, the very same government cannot provide food to the people

our correspondent nomsa maseko told us more about the situation from stilfontein.er an operation whereby they have been trying to shut down disused mine shafts. but because of the high unemployment rate, and it is mostly some of the people who are going underground are people who are sacked from the mines they were working in. others are undocumented migrants trying to make ends meet. what has happened in the last couple of weeks is that water and food and other necessities have been shut down. nothing has been allowed underground. people have been saying that they have been eating literally toothpaste and the vinegar just to eating literally toothpaste and the vinegarjust to keep alive. many of the people that are underground, even though it started out as a situation of people refusing to get out of the mind because they did not want to be arrested, they are now apparently too weak and too frail to even be able to do that themselves. that is why there are now volunteers here who have gathered. in factjust on my right there are tents that have been put up, familie

it is feared their health is deteriorating. 0ur correspondent nomsa maseko, who is at stilfontein, toldlitary is here is because the police and the government have been saying that the syndicates of illegal miners that work underground are heavily armed with high calibre weapons, and they say that this is actually notjust a random crime, but one that is organised and therefore that is why they are soldiers also here and not just police officers. a group of protesters, including relatives of some of the miners, staged a picket during the police minister's visit earlier on. this was in response to utterances made by the government that they would not send any help, and described those who are still underground as criminals. the people who've gathered here have told us that they are relatives of the people that are underground, and have been beneath the surface for quite a while. they've been holding vigils here because they are hoping and praying that their loved ones will come out alive. in fact, they got scared yesterday when one decomposing body was pulled out. they've even set up tent