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: 118 illegal miners extracted from Stilfontein mine, 36 of those dead
One hundred and eighteen illegal miners have been extracted from the Stilfontein mine in South Africa on Monday and Tuesday as part of a rescue operation, of which 36 were certified as dead, police said in a statement on Tuesday.
A South African horror story: Illegal mining standoff draws to an end
In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close to 80 found dead in grim recovery operation.
South African miner describes horrors for those who spent months underground
A miner who spent six months in a disused mine in South Africa has spoken of the horror he experienced after a police operation cut off food and basic supplies to thousands who were illegally digging for gold.
Why South Africa wants to jail miners trapped underground for months
More than 70 people have reportedly died while trapped in a mine after a monthlong standoff with the South African government over illegal mining. CBS News' Chris Livesay has more.
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Stilfontein returns to normalcy following conclusion of a drawn-out operation to retrieve illegal miners
The bodies of 78 Zama Zama's were pulled from the Buffelsfontein gold mine this week during a government-led operation to ...
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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 ...
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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Police allegedly blasted Stilfontein shaft, dashing hopes of retrieving more miners – dead or alive
SAPS deny the mine shaft was bombed, as claimed by the union at the end of the state-funded rescue and recovery operation on ...
Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and feared starving in an abandoned South Africa mine
South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have ...
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Stilfontein Rescue Operations Continue, 36 Dead Bodies Recovered in 2 Days and 118 Miners Rescued
Operations continue at Stilfontein mine following an order by the Gauteng High Court instructing the government to rescue ...
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‘Was he not a convict?’ – Kenny Kunene slammed after saying Stilfontein miners ‘must die like rats’
Macua spokesperson accused Kenny Kunene of 'cheap politics' after his controversial remarks on illegal miner at Stilfontein.
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Operation to rescue illegal Stilfontein miners continues
NORTH WEST - The final phase of the operation to rescue hundreds of illegal Stilfontein miners continues. Since the third ...
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Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police's 'smoke them out' tactics
STILFONTEIN, South Africa — 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 ...
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Trapped underground with decaying bodies, miners faced a dark reality
Allegations that the miners, including dozens of Zimbabweans, resorted to eating human flesh in order to survive were also ...