Illegal mining ringleader escaped during South Africa disaster with help from officers, police say
South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about ...
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Informal mining in South Africa is here to stay. Police brutality won’t end it
About 6,100 closed mines are distributed across the country. Although closed, they are not sealed. Residual gold remains in ...
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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 ...
A South African horror story: Illegal mining standoff draws to an end
In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close ...
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Illegal Mining: The dark heart of South Africa’s mining industry
Illegal mining in South Africa threatens the economy and worsens inequalities with incidents in Stilfontein and Sabie ...
Reflecting on South Africa's mining safety: Lessons from past disasters
The Coalbrook North Colliery disaster of January 21, 1960, remains one of the most catastrophic events in South African ...
78 Bodies Recovered From South African Illegal Gold Mine As Police Face Backlash For ‘Horrific’ Blockade Strategy
Rescue workers retrieved at least 78 bodies from an illegal gold mine in South Africa, where police cut off food and water ...
South African police launch manhunt for gang leader of illegal mine
South African police have launched a manhunt for a Lesotho gang member believed to have controlled operations at an 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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South African police end mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors
A miner is transported on a stretcher by rescue workers after he was rescued from below ground in an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba ...
Informal mining in South Africa is here to stay. Police brutality won’t end it – here’s what will
South Africa’s police have resorted to medieval military tactics against illegal miners. But the solution lies elsewhere: ...
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Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police's 'smoke them out' tactics
Forensic service workers carry bodies in blue body bags during a rescue operation to rescue miners from below ground in an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, Wednesday, Jan. 15 ...