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An investigator who was probing the sit-in hostage drama at the Gold One mine in Gauteng has been fatally shot.

Earlier this week, an in-house investigator at GoldOne was brutally murdered in an apparent hit in Springs.

Tensions ran high at the gold mine almost two months ago when a turf war between rival unions NUM and AMCU saw hundreds of workers stuck underground for three days.

About 447 miners at Gold One Modder East mine, Springs, have not resurfaced since Thursday night's shift in an alleged sit-in protest against dismissals.

Close to 500 workers are stuck underground at the mine in Springs in what is believed to be another hostage situation.

The Gold One Modder East mine's head of legal, Ziyaad Hassam, said the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) has distanced itself from the

The Gold One Modder East operation in Springs has been struck by trouble again as a second hostage drama grips the mine. Its a waiting game, while not much is known about whats happening underground.

The mine official killed this week is believed to have been a key part of the disciplinary process against workers, but police spokesperson Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi said the motive for the killing was unknown.

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Management at the Gold One mine has confirmed that it is in the process of concluding disciplinary hearings for all of the mineworkers who were involved in the three-day debacle.