Police spokesperson calls rescue attempt of trapped miners ‘unsafe’
South Africa's government says it will not help an estimated 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country's North ...
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South Africa's government says it won't help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine
South Africa’s government says it will not help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North West ...
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 ...
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‘Even prisoners are not left to die’ — community supports illegal miners as SAPS refuses to assist
Hundreds of illegal miners remain underground at an abandoned mine shaft in Stilfontein after police allegedly cut off their ...
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South African police up the ante in trying to end illegal mining
Illegal mining is widespread in South Africa. Miners break into derelict mineshafts, oftentimes searching for leftover gold. Organized crime exploits and controls their behavior. Now, above one ...
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South African government refuses to help hundreds of illegal miners in disused shaft
Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after the government cut off vital supplies ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...