South Africa tried to pressure informal gold miners by cutting off food. Now it's pulling out bodies
STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from ...
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 ...
Dozens of Dead Pulled From Illegal South African Gold Mine After Standoff With Authorities
The prospectors were trapped underground for months as police, on orders from South Africa’s government, attempted to starve ...
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Two retrieved bodies in Stilfontein mine have been identified
Two bodies of illegal miners recovered underground at the Stilfontein mine shaft have been identified. Police spokesperson ...
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South Africa Dead Miners
Forensic service vehicles arrive at the site where a rescue operation continues for miners trapped in an abandoned gold mine ...
South Africa accused of 'horrific' crackdown as 78 corpses pulled from besieged mine
At least 78 illegal miners have been pulled out dead from a South African mine where police blocked food and water supplies ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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‘We can’t send down food or rescue miners’: Police accused of sabotage at Stilfontein mine
A planned visit to the Stilfontein mining site by the Acting National Commissioner Lieutenant General Tebello Mosikili was postponed earlier this week “due to heavy rains in the North West”.