SFGate14d
Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender?
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 ...
WIVB-TV14d
Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police’s ‘smoke them out’ tactics
STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — 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 ...
Newsweek14d
Mine Standoff That Saw Hundreds Trapped Ends With 87 Declared Dead
More than 240 survivors have been rescued at Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, Stilfontein, since operations began. Many of the miners, labeled "Zama zamas—"hustlers" in the Zulu language—for their ...
eNCA14d
Operation at Stilfontein to continue until police are satisfied
STILFONTEIN - Operation at the Stilfontein mine in North West are to continue until police are satisfied. Police spokeswoman Brigadier Athlenda Mathe confirmed this on Wednesday as officials ...
News14d
Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police's 'smoke them out' tactics
Mine rescue workers host up a cage that was used to rescue trapped miners at an abandoned gold mine, where miners were rescued from below ground, in Stilfontein, South Africa, Thursday ...
The Citizen14d
Who is responsible for Stilfontein’s tragic deaths?
“In Stilfontein we are talking about thousands ... “The situation is the same in old gold mining towns like Virginia, Welkom and Orkney after the closure of most of the mines – leading ...