A South African horror story: Illegal mining standoff draws to an end
In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close ...
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Tragedy in South Africa: The Illicit Miners' Crisis
The standoff between police and illegal miners in South Africa's Buffelsfontein Gold Mine has led to at least 87 deaths. Authorities faced criticism for cutting off food supplies, leading to charges ...
Next Africa: How the South African Mining Tragedy Unfolded
South African rescue workers retrieved 78 bodies from a disused gold mine in Stilfontein where hundreds of illegal extractors have been involved in a months-long standoff with the authorities. Civil ...
Hundreds of Miners Were Trapped for Months —Until an Extraordinary Two-Man Rescue Mission
The volunteers risked their lives to venture thousands of feet underground and retrieve their neighbors. What they found was ...
South Africa accused of 'horrific' crackdown as 78 corpses pulled from illegal mine
At least 78 dead bodies have been pulled from an illegal gold mine in South Africa where police cut off food and water ...
Mine Standoff That Saw Hundreds Trapped Ends With 87 Declared Dead
More than 240 survivors have been brought to the surface, many severely emaciated after being trapped since November.