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 at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87.
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South Africa's Teeming Seas
There, spilling like gold from a treasure chest ... My two-ocean traverse of South Africa's coast—from the coral fiestas of Sodwana Bay to the kelp cathedrals of the Cape—left me with a ...
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 about ...
South Africa’s new land seizure law sparks controversy
In a move that has raised eyebrows and sparked debate, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has introduced a new law ...
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 ...
Greek Reporter14d
South Africa Gold Mine Rescue Ends Amid Outrage Over 78 Deaths
An effort to rescue survivors in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people died in South Africa was put an end on Thursday.