A South African horror story: illegal mining stand-off draws to an end
In South Africa a months long stand-off between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close to 80 found dead in grim recovery operation.
South African miner describes horrors for those who spent months underground
A miner who spent six months in a disused mine in South Africa has spoken of the horror he experienced after a police operation cut off food and basic supplies to thousands who were illegally digging for gold.
Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead, anger at police tactics
Authorities face possible investigation into their initial refusal to help miners and instead 'smoke them out' by cutting off food supplies
Death toll of South African illegal miners rises to 87
The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87, police said Thursday. Authorities faced growing anger and a possible investigation over their initial refusal to help the miners and instead "smoke them out" by cutting off their food supplies.
South African miner on 6-month ordeal underground and illicit gold industry
The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near the town of Stilfontein began to unfold in August, when police cut off food supplies for a period of time to the miners working illegally in the mine's tunnels.
Stilfontein gold mine: Why did 87 people die in South Africa?
Why did 87 people die in South Africa? - The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near Stilfontein began to unfold in August ...
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South African union calls Stilfontein mine siege a 'state-sponsored massacre'
South African rescuers on Thursday ended their attempts to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people ...
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Sixty bodies retrieved from Stilfontein
In a statement, police said 51 bodies had been retrieved by Tuesday night, following nine the previous day. The 106 survivors ...
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Discussion | Scores of Zama Zamas remain underground in Stilfontein
CAPE TOWN - As the death toll in Stilfontein in the North West mounts, so is the criticism. Trade Union Federation COSATU ...
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More pathology teams roped in to deal with rising death toll in Stilfontein
With the sheer numbers of illegal miners turning up dead, a small town like Klerksdorp doesn't appear to have capacity to ...
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Stilfontein mine rescue operation: Hundreds feared dead
Rescue teams have successfully extracted both survivors and bodies from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa, where a ...
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South Africa: 'The Smell of Death Was Everywhere' - Stilfontein Mine Rescue Ends
As the cage reached a depth of 1,280 meters, Charles and Mkwayi were confronted with scenes that may haunt them forever. Hundreds of emaciated miners, some near death, lay together with dozens of dead ...