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South Africa's illegal mining standoff

The Straits Times · 32m

Illegal miners ‘starving’ underground in stand-off with S. African cops; decomposed body taken out

The police are limiting food and water supplies to force out the hundreds of people believed to be in a disused shaft. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Court orders South Africa police to end standoff with illegal miners

A South African court ordered police to end a standoff with illegal miners to allow emergency workers to gain access to a mine shaft where several hundred are believed to remain after the government cut off vital supplies.

Newsweek on MSN · 2d

South Africa Says It Won't Help Illegal Miners Inside Closed Mine

Illegal mining continues to be widespread in South Africa, where miners enter abandoned shafts to search for remaining deposits.

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‘Zama zamas’ ‘starving’ underground at Silfontein mine in SA standoff

Illegal miners at a disused SA shaft are starving because police are limiting supplies in an attempt to force out those ...

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SAfrica Court Orders End To Police Blockade Of Illegal Miners

A South African court on Saturday ordered an end to the police blockade of a former gold mine, where hundreds, possibly ...

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Families gather at South African mine shaft where hundreds are feared stuck underground

Desperate relatives of possibly hundreds of illegal miners stuck underground in a disused mine shaft in South Africa waited ...

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Gauteng High Court Orders Stilfontein Mine Shaft Unblocking for Illegal Miners To Return to Surface

As authorities await for illegal miners trapped at the Stilfontein Gold Mine to resurface, the Gauteng High Court issued an ...

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