78 dead at abandoned South Africa gold mine that was scene of a standoff. Toll is expected to rise
Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold mine.
Death toll from South African mine siege rises to 78, rescued now at 166
South African rescuers have so far pulled 78 bodies and rescued 166 people from the Stilfontein gold mine over three days of operations, police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe told reporters at the scene on Wednesday.
Rescuers try to free men trapped in South African gold mine with scores reported dead
The South African government has launched a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in the country’s North West province, where at least 109 men have died, a group representing the miners said, after local authorities cut off vital supplies in a dramatic bid to crack down on the country’s illegal mining trade.
Rescuers and volunteers pull more bodies of dead workers from abandoned gold mine in South Africa
Rescuers continued retrieving bodies Wednesday from an abandoned South African gold mine with hundreds more still believed to be underground, many of them dead and others too weak to come out on their own.
South African government faces criticism as mining siege death toll rises to 60
The South African government faced growing criticism on Wednesday over the deaths of at least 60 unlicenced miners who were trapped deep underground for months by a police siege aimed at forcing them out so they could be arrested.
Vavi-Stilfontein deaths a reminder of Marikana massacre
“This tragedy is eerily reminiscent of the Marikana massacre, where 34 miners were killed by live ammunition in a ...
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Two retrieved bodies in Stilfontein mine have been identified
STILFONTEIN - Two bodies of illegal miners recovered underground at the Stilfontein mine shaft have been identified. Police ...
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 ...
‘Killed through starvation’: Zwelinzima Vavi insists Stilfontein miners had no viable exit and were left to starve
On the second day of the State-sponsored rescue mission, a total of 106 miners were brought to surface and arrested for ...
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Siege at Stilfontein: The Human Cost of South Africa's Crackdown on Illegal Mining
The South African government faces criticism over the deaths of at least 60 unlicenced miners trapped during a police siege ...
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Stilfontein illicit gold trade: Police probing how the mineral changes hands from mine to market
With growing concerns about the rise of illegal mining in the area, Stilfontein is now believed to be the epicentre of the ...
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Survivors, corpses pulled from Stilfontein mine in ongoing operation
Since the start of operations to clear the mine, explosives, firearms, R52.49 million in cash, refined gold and gold-bearing ...
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WATCH | Illegal Mining | Day 3 of rescue operations in Stilfontein
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mnatashe, visited the area yesterday, to monitor ...
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Body count continues to rise at disused Stilfontein mine
THE body count continues to rise as the standoff between illegal miners and the South African government at the disused ...
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Two Stilfontein men at forefront of rescuing miners, retrieving dead bodies from mine
Two volunteers are at the forefront of a government-sanctioned rescue mission to retrieve illegal miners from Shaft 11 at the ...
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UPDATE: 60 bodies pulled from Stilfontein mine, 106 arrested
Sixty bodies have been removed from a disused gold shaft in South Africa, months into a campaign to try to clear out illegal ...