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South African miner describes horrors for those who spent months underground
STILFONTEIN, South Africa. (AP) — Dozens of men sat and lay together in small caves, some so shallow they couldn’t stand up.
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South African miner describes horrors for those who spent months underground
STILFONTEIN, South Africa. (AP) — Dozens of men sat and lay together in small caves, some so shallow they couldn’t stand up. The air was wet and stuffy, and wracking coughs echoed in the ...
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 after ...
Tears for My Country: We must make South Africa great again
Explore the pressing political and economic challenges facing South Africa and discover how collective action and resilience ...
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South African miner describes horrors for those who spent months underground
(AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) Mmastona Mbizana, left, a community member of Khumo township, speaks to The Associated Press while her son, Lucky Mbizana, watches in Stilfontein, South Africa, Wednesday ...
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More than 60 illegal miners rescued as death toll climbs to 51 at Stilfontein shaft
A total of 66 illegal miners have been rescued on Tuesday during renewed operations at shaft 11 in Stilfontein, North West. National police spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said the death ...
The Associated Press on MSN16d
Dozens of survivors and dead pulled from abandoned South African mine as hundreds remain underground
Rescuers have sent a cagelike structure into one of South Africa’s deepest gold mines to bring out survivors among hundreds of miners working illegally in an abandoned shaft who have ...
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At least 100 illegal miners have died while trapped in a South African mine for months, group says
A group representing informal miners in South Africa says at least 100 men who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold mine have died after being trapped deep underground for ...
The Associated Press on MSN14d
Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police's 'smoke them out' tactics
Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground ...
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Dozens rescued, 15 bodies pulled from South Africa mine
Over two dozen illegal miners were rescued and at least 15 bodies recovered from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa, as ...
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South African police announce sudden end of mine rescue operation, say they believe all survivors and bodies retrieved
STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — South African police announce sudden end of mine rescue operation, say they believe all survivors and bodies retrieved.