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 to 80 found dead in grim recovery operation.
The Perils Of S. Africa's Illegal Mining Sector
The derelict Stilfontein shaft, which became a hell hole for hundreds of trapped miners, is just one of 6,000 that have been abandoned by South Africa's gold extraction companies.
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 rights groups said at least 100 people died from starvation after the mine was sealed off by the security forces to deny those underground access to food to force them to the surface.
Why South Africa wants to jail miners trapped underground for months
More than 70 people have reportedly died while trapped in a mine after a monthlong standoff with the South African government over illegal mining. CBS News' Chris Livesay has more.
Death toll of South African illegal miners rises to 87
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. Authorities faced growing anger and a possible investigation over their initial refusal to help the miners and instead "smoke them out" by cutting off their food supplies.
'Trying to kill us': Stilfontein illegal miner recalls police siege
Distressing content warningClement Moeletsi is one of hundreds rescued from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa.That's ...
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Illegal mining | DNA tests begin to identify the deceased in Stilfontein
JOHANNESBURG - In response to the ongoing rescue operation at Stilfontein last week, the North West Health Department put several forensic pathology services on standby to handle the large number of ...
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Illegal mining | Police reject explosive Stilfontein claims
Police have rubbished claims that officers detonated explosives at Stilfontein’s Shaft 10 during a rescue operation.
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Stilfontein returns to normalcy following conclusion of a drawn-out operation to retrieve illegal miners
The bodies of 78 Zama Zama's were pulled from the Buffelsfontein gold mine this week during a government-led operation to ...
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Illegal mining | Stilfontein efforts now turn to rehabilitation
Attention at Stilfontein mine in the North West has turned to a rehabilitation process of all identified shafts.
Stilfontein mining crisis: Mashaba questions constitutional protections for illegal miners
The government launched a rescue operation following a court-order mission that is focused on retrieving those trapped, ...
78 Bodies Recovered From South African Illegal Gold Mine As Police Face Backlash For ‘Horrific’ Blockade Strategy
Rescue workers retrieved at least 78 bodies from an illegal gold mine in South Africa, where police cut off food and water ...
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South African miner describes horrors for those who spent months underground
“The people who must take responsibility for the deaths that have happened here are those who are benefitting from illegal mining,” Mines Minister Gwede Mantashe said in Stilfontein this wee ...
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Tragedy at Stilfontein: The Aftermath of a Government Crackdown on Illegal Mining
In South Africa, a government crackdown on an illegal gold mine led to a state siege, causing 78 deaths. Volunteers ...
Stilfontein disaster sparks outrage and demands for accountability
Following the tragic Stilfontein mine disaster that claimed 78 lives, civil society and political parties demand ...