stilfontein south africa - Search News

South Africa, gold mine

Hosted on MSN · 3h

Rescuers seek last bodies in South Africa mine where 78 died in police siege

By Siyabonga Sishi and Nellie Peyton STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) - South African rescuers were making final efforts on Thursday to ascertain whether anyone was left in an illegal gold mine deep underground where at least 78 people died during a police siege,

The Associated Press on MSN · 20m

Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead anger over police's 'smoke them out' tactics

The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87, police said Thursday. Authorities faced growing anger and a possible investigation over their initial refusal to help the miners and instead “smoke them out" by cutting off their food supplies.

The Washington Post · 8h

Death toll rises to 87 as standoff between police and miners ends in South Africa

Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87

South Africa, illegal miners

South Africa accused of 'horrific' crackdown as 78 corpses pulled from illegal mine

At least 78 dead bodies have been pulled from an illegal gold mine in South Africa where police cut off food and water supplies for months, in what trade unions called a "horrific" crackdown on desperate people trying to eke out a living.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

60 bodies pulled from illegal mine in South Africa; many more trapped

Hundreds are still trapped at the Stilfontein gold mine, a rights group said. Authorities tried to flush out the miners by depriving them of food and water.

AFP on MSN · 1d

Death toll at illegal S.African mine reaches 78

Rescuers pulled more bodies from a disused gold shaft in South Africa where the toll climbed to 78 Wednesday as police try to clear out illegal miners who have been underground for months. - Gold, explosives confiscated - Illegal miners had taken over the shaft that was once part of South Africa's vast mining industry.

7m

SOUTH AFRICA-NORTH WEST PROVINCE-STILFONTEIN-ILLEGAL MINE-RESCUE

(250116) -- JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 16, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Rescue vehicles are seen at the rescue operation site of an abandoned ...

Al Jazeera on MSN1h

‘Massacre’: Did South Africa starve dozens of trapped miners to death?

Rights groups say police used starvation as a weapon to force out illegal miners, resulting in close to 80 deaths.

Tragedy at Stilfontein: The Aftermath of a Government Crackdown on Illegal Mining

In South Africa, a government crackdown on an illegal gold mine led to a state siege, causing 78 deaths. Volunteers ...

57m

Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police’s ‘smoke them out’ tactics

Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground ...

Stilfontein: Police say no illegal miners remain underground, courts will determine who’s responsible for deaths

Speaking to the media on Thursday, acting North West police commissioner Patrick Asaneng confirmed there were no illegal ...

6hon MSN

Stilfontein deaths a reminder of Marikana massacre - Vavi

“This tragedy is eerily reminiscent of the Marikana massacre, where 34 miners were killed by live ammunition in a ...

Hosted on MSN10h

Stilfontein must not be another Marikana, President Ramaphosa

cost South Africa R70-billion a year in lost investments and assets, is also forgetting that history. Read more: The ...

1don MSN

Rescuers bid to bring out survivors among hundreds trapped in South African mine

More than 100 illegal miners are believed to have died of starvation or dehydration in the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine near ...

Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.

Hide inaccessible results