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South Africa's illegal mining standoff

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.

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South Africa denies illegal miners food and water to force them out

Officials are blocking access to basic supplies for hundreds of people underground in a northwest mine shaft as part of a crackdown on miners.

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Trapped illegal gold miners hold out against police in South Africa

Court seeks to halt blockade on abandoned Stilfontein mine over concerns that hundreds hidden underground are at risk

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Volunteers enter South Africa shaft to aid miners

Illegal miners are called "zama zama" ("take a chance" in Zulu) and operate in abandoned mines in the mineral-rich country.

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Blocked 4,000 illegal miners underground...The hellish survival game starts. [This is the news]

South Africa, plagued by illegal mining problems, has implemented extreme measures to block abandoned mines with at least ...

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