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Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender?
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing calls to order a national inquiry into a police operation that was meant to combat illegal mining but ended up leaving 87 miners to die underground as authorities attempted to force them to surrender during a monthslong standoff.
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.
Rescuers seek last bodies in South Africa mine where 78 died in police siege
By Siyabonga Sishi and Nellie Peyton STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) - South African rescuers were making final efforts on Thursday to ascertain whether anyone was left in an illegal gold mine deep underground where at least 78 people died during a police siege,
Illegal South African miner on 6-month ordeal underground and illicit gold industry
The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near the town of Stilfontein began to unfold in August, when police cut off food supplies for a period of time to the miners working illegally in the mine's tunnels.
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'Trying to kill us': Stilfontein illegal miner recalls police siege
Distressing content warningClement Moeletsi is one of hundreds rescued from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa.That's ...
10h
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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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Scores of Stilfontein zama zamas appear in court
Scores of zama zama's who were retrieved from the Stilfontein mine in North West is expected to appear before court.
Moneyweb
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Stilfontein mining tragedy sparks calls for inquiry
This is arguably the worst mass murder of miners due to state actions and a series of decisions since the dawn of democracy, ...
7h
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Stilfontein mining crisis: Mashaba questions constitutional protections for illegal miners
The government launched a rescue operation following a court-order mission that is focused on retrieving those trapped, ...
GroundUp
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“The smell of death was everywhere” – Stilfontein mine rescue ends
As the cage reached a depth of 1,280 meters, Charles and Mkwayi were confronted with scenes that may haunt them forever.
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South African police end mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors
Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold ...
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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 ...
Radio France Internationale
12h
South African union calls Stilfontein mine siege a 'state-sponsored massacre'
South African rescuers on Thursday ended their attempts to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people ...
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Political parties demand commission of inquiry into Stilfontein mining crisis
Political parties in South Africa are demanding a commission of inquiry into the deaths of miners at the Stilfontein mines, ...
EWN Sport
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Despite criticism, NW police stand by conduct during Operation Vala Umgodi at Stilfontein
The move to cut off food and water supply in a bid to force the zama zamas angered some activists, who labelled the operation a humanitarian crisis.
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SAHRC to investigate police over Stilfontein response
The South African Human Rights Commission is investigating claims the South African Police Services' handling of retrieval ...
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