South African police say ringleader in illegal gold mining disaster allowed to escape by officers
South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about ...
South Africa police launch manhunt for illegal mining 'kingpin'
South Africa's police have launched a manhunt for an alleged "kingpin", who is accused of controlling operations at an ...
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 ...
'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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Crackdown at Stilfontein: The War on Illegal Mining in South Africa
In South Africa, authorities have retrieved at least 60 bodies from the Stilfontein gold mine following a siege aimed at ...
Alleged Stilfontein mining kingpin 'Tiger' escapes police custody
Acting Police Commissioner Patrick Asaneng expresses outrage over the escape of alleged illegal mining kingpin James Neo ...
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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 ...
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Stilfontein mining crisis: Mashaba questions constitutional protections for illegal miners
In my view personally, this does not make sense. "These miners in Stilfontein voluntarily came into our country illegally and I find it strange that we are a country that when we adopted our ...
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60 bodies pulled from illegal mine in South Africa; many more trapped
The police operation to shut down the illegal mine in Stilfontein is part of a national illegal-mining crackdown dubbed Operation “Vala Umgodi,” or “Close the Hole” in Zulu. Lawrence ...
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Stilfontein disaster exposes scale of South Africa's illegal mining challenge
As South Africa battles with the reality of the Stilfontein disaster - where at least 78 illegal gold miners have died and more than 240 Zama Zamas - large-scale gold mining companies and Bench ...