South Africa's government won't help the illegal miners inside a closed mine
Miners are believed to be suffering from a lack of food, water and other basic necessities after police closed off the entrances used to transport supplies.
South Africa is trying to starve 4,000 miners out of an illegal mine
South Africa's government says it will let thousands of illegal miners starve until they accept their fate and emerge from an abandoned shaft to face arrest.
Hundreds of miners hide deep underground in standoff with South African police
A body was brought out of an abandoned South African gold mine as police tried to evict hundreds of illegal miners hiding out in the workings.
South Africa cuts supplies to thousands of illegal miners hiding underground
An estimated 4,000 illegal gold miners are hiding underground in South Africa after the government cut off food and water in an effort to "smoke them out" and arrest them. The miners have been in a mineshaft in Stilfontein, in the North West province, for about a month.
South Africa Says It Won't Help Illegal Miners Inside Closed Mine
Illegal mining continues to be widespread in South Africa, where miners enter abandoned shafts to search for remaining deposits.
South African Police in Standoff With Hundreds of Illegal Miners in Disused Shaft
South African police were in a standoff on Thursday with hundreds of illegal miners believed to be underground in a disused shaft, a day after a cabinet minister said the government was trying to "smoke them out".
What we know about hundreds trapped in abandoned South African gold mines
Several hundred people are believed to be in an illegal mine in South Africa, with the government refusing to help them in a bid to force them to come to the surface. CNN’s Victoria Rubadiri reports.
Police in South Africa cut off supplies to illegal mining operation with 4,000 workers still inside
Officials are hoping the strategy will force the workers out of the mineshaft and to the surface, where they will be arrested.
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Defence Minister to visit Stilfontein as significant number of illegal miners remain underground
Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga, together with Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, will this morning (Friday ...
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Trapped Zama Zamas: Police Minister Senzo Mchunu To Visit the Stilfontein Mine
The Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu is expected to visit the Stilfontein Mine in the North West where thousands of zama zamas ...
More than 4 000 illegal miners remain trapped amid Operation Val’ Umgodi in Stilfontein
There is still at least 4 000 illegal miners still trapped inside one of the abandoned mine shaft which is the centre of ...
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Miners underground: Police Minister Senzo Mchunu arrives in Stilfontein
The South African Police Service and the army have been redeployed to the area as part of ongoing efforts to fight illegal ...
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Decomposed Body of Illegal Miner Recovered As More Zama Zamas Resurface, Police Probe Inquest
The decomposing body of an illegal mine has been recovered at the Stilfontein mine, while more surfaced on Thursday. Police ...
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Stilfontein community seeks to expedite process to bring up Zama Zamas
Community leader Thembile Botman says illegal miners, who are still stuck in a mine shaft in Stilfontein in the North West, cannot resurface on their own as there are no operators on top. This as he ...
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Decomposed body of illegal miner brought to surface at Stilfontein mine [VIDEO]
The decomposed body of an illegal miner has been recovered from the Stilfontein mine in the North West province. It is ...
Police minister heads to Stilfontein as efforts continue to rescue ‘starving and dehydrated’ illegal miners trapped underground
As the debate rages on about what to do with illegal miners in the North West, the Ministry of Police said it will go to the ...