Illegal mining ringleader escaped during South Africa disaster with help from officers, police say
South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about ...
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The rescue of hundreds of miners in a deep South African gold mine began with a camera and a note
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A specialized mine rescue camera was lowered late last year into an ...
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Zimbabwe dithers on confronting South Africa over the ‘massacre’ of its nationals at Stilfontein Mine
Spread This NewsBy Darlington Gatsi ZIMBABWEAN authorities in South Africa are hesitant to confront the government about its ...
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Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police’s ‘smoke them out’ tactics
The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold ...
Informal Mining In South Africa Is Here To Stay. Police Brutality Won't End It - Here's What Will
In mid-January 2024 over 1,000 hunger-weakened miners exited two abandoned mine shafts in Stilfontein, near Johannesburg in ...
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Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender?
where miners were rescued from below ground, in Stilfontein, South Africa, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) ...
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The perils of South Africa’s illegal mining sector
Johannesburg, South Africa — The derelict Stilfontein shaft, which became a hell hole for hundreds of trapped miners, is just one of 6,000 that have been abandoned by South Africa’s gold ...
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Death of Miners in South Africa a Government Failure
Rights groups are criticizing South Africa’s government for failing to prevent what they call a “massacre” at the ...
Expert warns against reopening Stilfontein Mine as residents push for jobs
Residents of Khuma want the abandoned mine reopened to create jobs and boost the local economy, but mining expert Ingrid ...
Reflecting on South Africa's mining safety: Lessons from past disasters
The Coalbrook North Colliery disaster of January 21, 1960, remains one of the most catastrophic events in South African ...
Rescue camera gave officials view of hundreds of miners in South Africa trapped in shaft
A specialized mine rescue camera was lowered late last year into an almost 2.6-kilometer (1.6-mile) deep mineshaft in South ...
South Africa police accused of 'state sponsored massacre' at mine
STORY: South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine near the town of ...