Justice for zama zamas: families take legal action against government
Families of illegal miners plan to sue the government for accountability following the tragic deaths of zama zamas in a North ...
South African miner describes horrors for those who spent months underground
A miner who spent six months in a disused mine in South Africa has spoken of the horror he experienced after a police ...
Cannibalism shock: Stilfontein illegal miner claims they resorted to eating human flesh in the face of starvation
One man was told that he was going to be eaten as a joke, and it ended up happening...We did not think it would ever get to the extent where would eat dead bodies or corpses.' ...
'Mammoth task' to identify South Africa mine victims - Police
It will be a 'mammoth task' to identify the bodies brought up from a disused mineshaft in South Africa this week, a police ...
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No more signs of life: Stilfontein mine rescue concludes sweep
Rescuers have completed a final sweep of a disused South African gold mine shaft near Stilfontein, concluding that no illegal ...
Next Africa: How the South African Mining Tragedy Unfolded
South African rescue workers retrieved 78 bodies from a disused gold mine in Stilfontein where hundreds of illegal extractors have been involved in a months-long standoff with the authorities. Civil ...
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In fighting illegal mining, South Africa contents with grim
Trapped up to 2.5 kilometres underground, the miners faced horrific conditions, with some resorting to cannibalism to survive ...
Stilfontein gold mine: Why did 87 people die in South Africa?
Why did 87 people die in South Africa? - The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near Stilfontein began to unfold in August ...
Vavi-Stilfontein deaths a reminder of Marikana massacre
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) says the deaths of the Stilfontein illegal miners are reminiscent of the ...
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87 miners have died, locals angered 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 ...
Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender?
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing calls to order a national inquiry into a police operation that was meant to ...
S.Africa Rescuers Say Clearance Of Clandestine Miners Now Over
Rescuers retrieving illegal miners from a disused South African gold shaft said on Thursday a final sweep appeared to show nobody was left underground, after 78 bodies and more than 200 miners were ...