Siege at Stilfontein: The Human Cost of South Africa's Crackdown on Illegal Mining
The South African government faces criticism over the deaths of at least 60 unlicenced miners trapped during a police siege at a Stilfontein gold mine. As the rescue mission continues, 132 survivors have already been arrested,
South African Police: 118 Illegal Miners Extracted From Stilfontein Mine, 36 of Those Dead
One hundred and eighteen illegal miners have been extracted from the Stilfontein mine in South Africa on Monday and Tuesday as part of a rescue operation, of which 36 were certified as dead, police said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold ...
Hundreds are still trapped at the Stilfontein gold mine, a rights group said. Authorities tried to flush out the miners by ...
On the second day of the State-sponsored rescue mission, a total of 106 miners were brought to surface and arrested for ...
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UPDATE: 60 bodies pulled from Stilfontein mine, 106 arrestedSixty bodies have been removed from a disused gold shaft in South Africa, months into a campaign to try to clear out illegal ...
With growing concerns about the rise of illegal mining in the area, Stilfontein is now believed to be the epicentre of the ...
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mnatashe, visited the area yesterday, to monitor ...
Since the start of operations to clear the mine, explosives, firearms, R52.49 million in cash, refined gold and gold-bearing ...
We will stay here until we have taken out all the people who are willing to climb into the cage,' says Andries Fourie, CEO of ...
THE body count continues to rise as the standoff between illegal miners and the South African government at the disused ...
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