Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender?
South Africa's president is facing calls to order an inquiry into a police operation that was meant to combat illegal mining ...
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Trapped in Despair: The Illegal Mine Dilemma at Buffelsfontein
The Buffelsfontein gold mine in South Africa has become a grim site with dozens of illegal miners dead and more trapped ...
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High court orders immediate rescue of trapped Stilfontein miners
Meanwhile, social and labour plans meant to support retrenched miners are often poorly implemented, leaving many with no viable economic alternatives. The Buffelsfontein miners’ plight mirrors ...
Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police ‘smoke them out’ tactics
The miners are suspected to have died of starvation and dehydration, although no causes of death have been released.
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Rescuers bring out survivors and dead from a South African mine as hundreds remain deep underground
STILFONTEIN, South Africa — Months after South African authorities initially cut off supplies to miners working illegally in an abandoned gold mine, rescuers brought emaciated survivors to the ...
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Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and starving in an abandoned South Africa mine
Some miners have emerged in the last two months ... A community-led rescue effort began bringing survivors and bodies out of the Buffelsfontein mine on Friday, while authorities started an ...
Trapped underground with decaying bodies, miners faced a dark reality
Allegations that the miners resorted to eating human flesh in order to survive were also made by other miners who were ...
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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 ...