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 ...

Rights groups say police used starvation as a weapon to force out illegal miners, resulting in close to 80 deaths.

STILFONTEIN, South Africa -South African rescuers have pulled ... from human rights organisations and local residents. A 26-year-old woman living near Stilfontein, who gave her name as Matumelo ...

emaciated miners All 82 pulled out alive to face criminal prosecution Government labels illegal mining 'war on economy' STILFONTEIN, South Africa, Jan 14 (Reuters) - South African rescuers have ...

STILFONTEIN, South Africa. — Dozens of men sat and lay together ... The miner, a 40-year-old father of six children, exited the mine in December through a separate shaft that had steel stairs.

in Stilfontein, South Africa, January 14, 2025. Photo: Reuters South African rescuers have pulled out 36 dead bodies and 82 ...

A miner is transported on a stretcher by rescue workers after he was rescued from below ground in an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba ...

South Africa Pulls 36 Corpses From Illegal ... human rights organisations and local residents. A 26-year-old woman living near Stilfontein, who gave her name as Matumelo, said her husband had ...

South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about ...

Human rights lawyer Richard Spoor argues that government indecision and police actions led to the tragic deaths of 78 zama ...