Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as …
22 hours ago · The Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, the scene of the disaster, became a police target in August but it was only in November that the miners’ situation drew the attention of rights groups. Activists warned that hundreds of miners were trapped up to 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles) underground and desperately needed food, water and other supplies.
Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over …
1 day ago · “The scale of the disaster underground at Buffelsfontein is rapidly proving to be as bad as feared,” the Democratic Alliance party said. Authorities now believe that nearly 2,000 miners were working illegally in the mine near the town of Stilfontein, southwest of Johannesburg, since August last year.
Stilfontein gold mine: Why did 87 people die in South Africa?
14 hours ago · The Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, the scene of the disaster, became a police target in August but it was only in November that the miners' situation drew the attention of rights groups.
Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and feared starving in an ...
3 days ago · Authorities launched an operation in November to force out the men who were mining illegally at the closed Buffelsfontein Gold Mine by cutting off their food and water supplies from the surface for a period of time. Police say the miners can come out but are refusing for fear of being arrested. (AP video/Alfonso Nqunjana)
Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over …
1 day ago · South African authorities have been fiercely criticized for cutting off food and supplies to the miners in the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine last year. That tactic to “smoke them out,” as described ...
South Africa miners: Standoffs ends in 87 deaths - CTV News
1 day ago · 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 87, police said Thursday.
High court orders immediate rescue of trapped Stilfontein miners
3 days ago · South Africa's High Court has mandated the immediate rescue of trapped miners at Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, highlighting systemic failures in the mining sector and the urgent need for reform
Death and Desperation in South Africa's Illegal Gold Mines
1 day ago · Mounted police patrol the area during rescue operations for trapped miners at the abandoned Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, on Jan. 14. Photographer: Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg ...
The South African gold mines taken over by criminal gangs
Dec 26, 2024 · Since last month, police officers have formed blockades around Buffelsfontein, a former gold and uranium-producing mine where zama zamas have long operated. The heavily-armed officers...
Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as …
22 hours ago · The Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, the scene of the disaster, became a police target in August but it was only in November that the miners' situation drew the attention of rights groups.
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