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Stilfontein disaster exposes scale of South Africa's illegal mining challenge
As South Africa battles with the reality of the Stilfontein disaster - where at least 78 illegal gold miners have died and ...
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 ...
South Africa mine rescue ends, anger rises over 78 deaths in police siege
By Nellie Peyton and Xolani Nhlapo STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) -South African rescuers ended their attempts on ...
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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 ...
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Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police tactics
Authorities now believe that nearly 2,000 miners were working illegally in the mine near the town of Stilfontein, southwest of Johannesburg, since August last year.
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Tragedy at Stilfontein: The Aftermath of a Government Crackdown on Illegal Mining
In South Africa, a government crackdown on an illegal gold mine led to a state siege, causing 78 deaths. Volunteers ...
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.
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Tragedy at Stilfontein: A Deadly Siege in South Africa's Gold Mines
In a police crackdown at an illegal gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, 78 people died and hundreds were rescued. The ...