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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 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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South African residents try to rescue trapped illegal miners after police refuse help

A community rescue effort to help illegal miners trapped in a mine shaft in South Africa emerged after police said they wouldn't help.

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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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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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