South Africa denies illegal miners food and water to force them out
Officials are blocking access to basic supplies for hundreds of people underground in a northwest mine shaft as part of a ...
South African residents try to rescue trapped illegal miners after police refuse help
A community rescue effort to help illegal miners trapped in a mine shaft in South Africa emerged after police said they ...
South African government seeks experts' help to bring illegal miners to the surface
The South African government says it has put together a team including mine rescue experts to come up with a plan to bring to ...
Hundreds of illegal miners holed up in disused shaft in South Africa. Here’s what we know
Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after the government cut off vital supplies ...
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 ...
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4,000 miners cut off from supplies in underground standoff over illegal mining in South Africa
Johannesburg — More than 4,000 miners locked in a standoff with South African authorities over illegal mining were believed ...
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Accountability needed for police actions in deaths of 7 illegal miners – DA Gauteng
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng demands an immediate investigation into the allegations of police brutality that resulted in the deaths of seven illegal miners at an abandoned ... mine was ...
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Police waiting for thousands of illegal miners to surface from unstable Stilfontein mine shaft
JOHANNESBURG - Thousands of illegal miners remain below ground in an unstable mining shaft in Stilfontein, in the North West, as police wait for them to surface. Last week, more than 1,000 miners ...