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South African police lower cage into mine
Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police's 'smoke them out' tactics
The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87, police said Thursday. Authorities faced growing anger and a possible investigation over their initial refusal to help the miners and instead “smoke them out" by cutting off their food supplies.
No illegal miners remain underground at abandoned gold mine: South African police
JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- No illegal miners remain underground after four days of a rescue operation at the abandoned Stilfontein gold mine in South Africa's North West Province, police confirmed Thursday.
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 mine.
The Citizen
2h
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 ...
Yen on MSN
1h
S.Africa rescuers say clearance of clandestine miners now over
Rescuers retrieving illegal miners from a disused South African gold shaft said on Thursday a final sweep appeared to show ...
5h
on MSN
Mine Standoff That Saw Hundreds Trapped Ends With 87 Declared Dead
More than 240 survivors have been brought to the surface, many severely emaciated after being trapped since November.
The Citizen
1h
Top 10 stories of the day: Stilfontein deaths under investigation | Demand for Bela Act resolution | Gaza ceasefire
Meanwhile, Solidary, AfriForum and the Solidarity Support Centre for Schools (SCS) have given Basic Education Minister Siviwe ...
EWN Sport
3h
Zimbabwean officials roped in to ID, repatriate remains of illegal Stilfontein miners
Undocumented Zimbabwean nationals are among more than 80 zama zamas who died at the Buffelsfontein gold mine when police ...
42m
on MSN
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.
10h
on MSN
Volunteers say Stilfontein shaft littered with body parts of miners who fell and died while trying to resurface
The Stilfontein Crisis Committee said even though all surviving miners have been rescued, the shaft is littered with body ...
EWN Sport
7h
After hours of scanning, Stilfontein rescue teams say no more signs of illegal miners underground
A technical team driving an operation to shutdown an illicit mining network sent high-tech equipment down shaft 11 earlier on ...
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