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The Guardian · 3h

South African officials weigh up rescue mission for illegal miners underground

Police say 350-400 people have stayed in Stilfontein mine to avoid arrest after minister vowed to ‘smoke them out’

CNN on MSN · 2d

Hundreds of illegal miners holed up in disused shaft in South Africa. Here’s what we know

Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after the government cut off vital supplies and refused to help them, in a dramatic bid to crack down on the industry.

DW on MSN · 5h

South Africa: Trapped illegal miners face dire conditions

Hundreds of illegal gold miners are struggling to survive underground after authorities blockaded them. The government says it will not help 'criminals.'

2hon MSN

Court told Stilfontein illegal miners not trapped, but chose not to resurface

This followed an application on Saturday in which the Society for the Protection of Our Constitution approached the court for ...

EMPD pounce on illegal miners

The Boksburg arrests come as the country's security agencies are grappling with an estimated 4000 illegal gold miners who are ...

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