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Zimbabwe dithers on confronting South Africa over the ‘massacre’ of its nationals at Stilfontein Mine
Spread This NewsBy Darlington Gatsi ZIMBABWEAN authorities in South Africa are hesitant to confront the government about its ...
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South African gold miners became cannibals
More than 300 illegal gold miners were trapped in a gold mine in South Africa for months. Some of them became cannibals underground, as two men have ...
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From Marikana to Stilfontein Our Lives Count for Nothing
In South Africa, more than thirty years after the end of apartheid, the lives of people who are black and poor are not counted as human lives. We are murdered with impunity and left to die with ...
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Informal mining in SA is here to stay, and police brutality won’t end it — here’s what will
The solution to the problem of informal economies is not policing. Nor is it regulation. The solution must begin with massive regional economic repair.
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Illegal Mining: The dark heart of South Africa’s mining industry
Illegal mining in South Africa threatens the economy and worsens inequalities with incidents in Stilfontein and Sabie ...
'They called them troublemakers, but they were our survival': Stilfontein struggles after illegal mining crackdown
In Stilfontein, the government’s crackdown on illegal mining was meant to restore order. But for residents like Rita de Sonsa ...
Trapped miners ‘resort to cannibalism’ after police block their food and water
Trapped nearly a mile beneath the earth after police blocked their food and water, one recalled how some of his colleagues ...
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Stilfontein crisis underlines the need to regulate artisanal mining
Regularised artisanal mining could also boost the security industry through protection services guarding these mines. It ...
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Tshwane police arrest over 200 for serious crimes in Bronkhorstspruit
Among those arrested in Tshwane were a combined nine suspects in connection with rape, murder and attempted murder.
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Stilfontein Illegal Miner Describes Tiger As Brutal Henchman, States He Wasn’t a Kingpin As Claimed
An illegal miner who was at Stilfontein described James Neo Tshoaeli, also known as Tiger, as a brutal henchman, but ...
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20 Zimbabweans Die In SA Mine
The government has confirmed the death of 20 Zimbabweans after they were trapped in the abandoned Stilfontein gold mine in South Africa. The 20 were holed up in the mine for weeks ...