allAfrica.com on MSN8d
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 ...
Hundreds of miners trapped in South African gold mine are 'eating legs, arms, and ribs' to survive. Here's what happened
Illegal miners in South Africa's Buffelsfontein Gold Mine have resorted to cannibalism to survive after authorities cut off ...
Illegal mining ringleader escaped during South Africa disaster with help from officers, police say
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A suspected illegal gold mining ringleader known as “Tiger” escaped from custody with help from police ...
Dozens of Dead Pulled From Illegal South African Gold Mine After Standoff With Authorities
The prospectors were trapped underground for months as police, on orders from South Africa’s government, attempted to starve them out.
The Associated Press on MSN9d
The rescue of hundreds of miners in a deep South African gold mine began with a camera and a note
Late last year, a specialized camera was lowered into an almost 1.6-mile-deep mineshaft in South Africa where hundreds of ...
ABC News16d
At least 78 dead at abandoned South Africa gold mine that was scene of a standoff
South African authorities have argued that the miners were always able to exit through another shaft at Buffelsfontein Gold Mine ... across South Africa, where illegal mining is often in the ...
Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and feared starving in an abandoned South Africa mine
South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after ...
NBC 10 Philadelphia15d
Death toll climbs to 87 as standoff between police, miners ends in South Africa
Gold-rich South Africa has an estimated 6,000 abandoned ... said that the vast majority who came out of the Buffelsfontein mine were from Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Lesotho, and were in South ...
The Independent14d
Stilfontein gold mine: Why did 87 people die in South Africa?
The Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, the scene of the disaster ... Zimbabwe and Lesotho, and were in South Africa illegally. Police said they seized gold, explosives, firearms and more than $2 million ...
LEADERSHIP Newspaper17d
100 Illegal Miners Dead, 500 Trapped In South Africa’s Buffelsfontein Mine
At least 100 illegal miners have died of suspected starvation and dehydration after being trapped underground for months in an abandoned gold mine in North West province, South Africa. The group ...
Outlookindia14d
South Africa: 87 Dead In Abandoned Gold Mine After Months-Long Rescue Ops; Outrage Over Police Handling
Gold-rich South Africa has an estimated 6,000 abandoned ... said that the vast majority who came out of the Buffelsfontein mine were from Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Lesotho who were in South Africa ...