Yvonne Mnisi, Pretty Nkambule and Solomon Nyarenda remain trapped underground since 2016

The family members of three miners who remain trapped underground at the Lily Mine at Louisville near Baberton, Mpumalanga are blaming government for it's failure to intervene in retrieving their remains to date.

Potential investors had interests in taking over the mine, however, the owners of the mine disagreed on the legal matters as the issue was still in the hands of the High Court. 

The families spokesperson Henry Mazibuko says all they want is to retrieve the container.