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.
One of the volunteers who went into the Stilfontein mine shaft has painted a grim picture of the conditions underground.
The Stilfontein Crisis Committee said even though all surviving miners have been rescued, the shaft is littered with body ...
In a police crackdown at an illegal gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, 78 people died and hundreds were rescued. The ...
Hundreds are still trapped at the Stilfontein gold mine, a rights group said. Authorities tried to flush out the miners by ...
Police have arrested suspected illegal mining kingpins who allegedly tortured, assaulted, starved and killed zama zamas at ...
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has emphasised the urgent need for a comprehensive investigation into the Buffelsfontein Mine in ...
South African police have ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine where hundreds of illegal miners were trapped ...
Human rights lawyer Richard Spoor argues that government indecision and police actions led to the tragic deaths of 78 zama zamas in Stilfontein.
Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold ...
With growing concerns about the rise of illegal mining in the area, Stilfontein is now believed to be the epicentre of the ...
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) says the deaths of the Stilfontein illegal miners are reminiscent of the ...
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