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Two of the victims shot during the unrest were security guards at the mine.
Four people have been arrested and are expected to appear in court on Wednesday.
Limpopo police arrested four people after violent protests at a mine near Burgersfort left three dead.
The protests took place at Annesley Mine in Tubatse outside Burgersfort on Monday and resulted in the death of three people, two of who were mine security guards. A group of protesters from Segorong village allegedly went to the said mine at about 10:15 and on arrival they demanded to see the management. They then allegedly overwhelmed the security officers on duty, disarmed them and during the confrontation some shots were fired. The windows of the guardroom were also smashed, police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo said.