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South Africa's illegal mining standoff

The Guardian · 5h

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.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

South Africa's Ramaphosa calls for safe recovery of illegal miners stuck underground

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday lives should not be put at risk in a standoff between police and hundreds of illegal miners stuck underground in a disused mine shaft and the miners should be recovered safely.

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Police considering rescue mission of illegal gold miners

AUTHORITIES in South Africa are considering whether to rescue potentially thousands of illegal miners in a disused ...

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Lawyer representing illegal miners says Stilfontein standoff is ‘worse than Marikana’

Community members on their way to the mine in Stilfontein, North West, on 19 November 2024, where some of the illegal ...

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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 ...

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 ...

The Citizen22h

‘We are rescuing criminals’: Authorities mum on plan to rescue illegal miners in Stilfontein

Police officers escort community members to a mine shaft to negotiate with miners underground to resurface in Stilfontein on 13 November 2024. Picture: Emmanuel Croset / AFP A plan is in place to ...

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