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South African Police Lower Cage Into Mine

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 operation cut off food and basic supplies to thousands who were illegally digging for gold.

Reuters on MSN · 3d

South African police: 118 illegal miners extracted from Stilfontein mine, 36 of those dead

One hundred and eighteen illegal miners have been extracted from the Stilfontein mine in South Africa on Monday and Tuesday as part of a rescue operation, of which 36 were certified as dead, police said in a statement on Tuesday.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

South African Police Lower Cage Into Mine to Check if Anyone Left After 78 Died

South African police lowered a camera down more than a mile (1.5 km) underground into an illegal gold mine on Thursday to ascertain if any survivors or corpses were still there after a months-long siege by authorities in which at least 78 miners died.

Reuters on MSN56m

'Trying to kill us': Stilfontein illegal miner recalls police siege

While South Africa is still reeling from the deadly police siege at the Stilfontein mine, one illegal miner spoke to Reuters ...

The Stilfontein massacre: A crime of the ANC and South African capitalism

These 78 workers were murdered by the ANC government. Its barbarous actions are a devastating indictment of bourgeois ...

The Citizen1d

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 ...

EWN Sport17h

Remains of more than 70 Stilfontein illegal miners yet to be identified

The bodies of 78 zama zamas were recovered from the Buffelsfontein gold mine this week during a government-led operation to shut down an elaborate illicit mining network in the area.

15hon MSN

Stilfontein Crisis Committee considers murder charges against government over miners' deaths

Stilfontein Crisis Committee is contemplating charging the government with murder following the discovery of over 70 miners.

The Citizen12h

‘Was he not a convict?’ – Kenny Kunene slammed after saying Stilfontein miners ‘must die like rats’

Macua spokesperson accused Kenny Kunene of 'cheap politics' after his controversial remarks on illegal miner at Stilfontein.

EWN Sport2d

Stilfontein illegal miners: 'We are dying by the hour'

We will stay here until we have taken out all the people who are willing to climb into the cage,' says Mannas Fourie, CEO of ...

briefly3d

Stilfontein Rescue Operations Continue, 36 Dead Bodies Recovered in 2 Days and 118 Miners Rescued

Operations continue at Stilfontein mine following an order by the Gauteng High Court instructing the government to rescue ...

10hon MSN

Cannibalism shock: Stilfontein illegal miner claims they resorted to eating human flesh in the face of starvation

The illegal miner said the idea of eating human flesh started as a joke among those trapped underground. But as time marched ...

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