Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender?
South African authorities have for years struggled to stop groups of miners from going into some of the gold-rich country's 6 ...
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 ...
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More than 100 illegal miners appear at Stilfontein Magistrates Court
The large group was arrested during a special operation to retrieve scores of zama zamas at the Buffelsfontein gold mine.
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In illegal mining war, South Africa skirting grim lack of jobs reality
The latest tragedy has seen at least 78 bodies and over 200 survivors brought to the surface from a mine in Stilfontein.
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Stilfontein mining tragedy sparks calls for inquiry
This is arguably the worst mass murder of miners due to state actions and a series of decisions since the dawn of democracy, ...
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 ...
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‘Neighbouring states must repatriate bodies of illegal miners’
The illegal miners' home countries should be held accountable for repatriating their bodies, while the government should be ...
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Govt accused of genocide in tackling Stilfontein’s illegal miners
AT least 78 bodies and more than 200 survivors have been pulled out of the Buffelsfontein near Stilfontein in South Africa’s ...