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 and refused to help them, in a dramatic bid to crack down on the industry.
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.
South African police cut off supplies to illegal miners in a bid to 'smoke them out'
South African authorities are engaged in a standoff with hundreds of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country's North West province, having cut off their food and water supplies as part of a strategy to "smoke them out". The miners in Stilfontein ...
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 shuts down supply chains to thousands of illegal miners
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South African Police Arrest 565 Illegal Miners
South African police on Sunday said that 340 illegal miners were arrested after being forced out of an abandoned mine shaft due to a lack of food and water.
South African authorities ‘will not help illegal workers inside closed mine’
Illegal mining remains common in South Africa’s old gold-mining areas, with miners going into closed shafts to dig for any remaining deposits.
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 province as part of an official policy against illegal mining
South African government says it won't help thousands of illegal miners inside a closed mine
South Africa's government says it will not help an estimated 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country's North West province who have been denied access to basic supplies as part of an official strategy against illegal mining.
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IN PICS: Community punches the air in support of Stilfontein illegal miners
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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'We will smoke them out': South Africa seeks arrest of illegal miners hiding underground
Many of the migrants working illegally in abandoned South African gold mines have fled Mozambique. Photo by Luisa Nhantumbo ...
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South African police arrest 225 illegal miners
South African police said on Sunday that 225 illegal miners had been arrested after being forced out of an abandoned mine shaft due to a lack of food and water. The miners, known locally as ...