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Stilfontein: Police say no illegal miners remain underground, courts will determine who’s responsible for deaths
Speaking to the media on Thursday, acting North West police commissioner Patrick Asaneng confirmed there were no illegal ...
S.Africa Rescuers Say Clearance Of Clandestine Miners Now Over
Rescuers racing to clear a disused South African gold shaft of illegal miners said on Thursday a final sweep appeared to show nobody was left underground, after 78 bodies and more than 200 miners were ...
Mine Standoff That Saw Hundreds Trapped Ends With 87 Declared Dead
More than 240 survivors have been brought to the surface, many severely emaciated after being trapped since November.
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Stilfontein tragedy sparks outrage: MACUA, ATM and SAFTU demand accountability for miner's deaths
The Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA) has slammed government over its handling of the Stilfontein tragedy, ...
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Zimbabwean officials roped in to ID, repatriate remains of illegal Stilfontein miners
Undocumented Zimbabwean nationals are among more than 80 zama zamas who died at the Buffelsfontein gold mine when police ...
60 bodies pulled from illegal mine in South Africa; many more trapped
Hundreds are still trapped at the Stilfontein gold mine, a rights group said. Authorities tried to flush out the miners by ...
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 ...
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After hours of scanning, Stilfontein rescue teams say no more signs of illegal miners underground
A technical team driving an operation to shutdown an illicit mining network sent high-tech equipment down shaft 11 earlier on ...
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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 ...
Volunteers say Stilfontein shaft littered with body parts of miners who fell and died while trying to resurface
The Stilfontein Crisis Committee said even though all surviving miners have been rescued, the shaft is littered with body ...