Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and feared starving in an ...
Jan 14, 2025 · CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have been trapped deep in an abandoned gold mine for months, with more than 100 of them believed to have died of starvation or dehydration.
The rescue of hundreds of miners in a deep South African gold …
Jan 21, 2025 · The deceased miners were suspected to have died of starvation and dehydration, although no causes of death have been released.South African authorities have been fiercely criticized for cutting off the miners. That tactic to “smoke them out,” as described by a prominent Cabinet minister, was condemned by one of South Africa’s biggest trade unions.
Mining industry of South Africa - Wikipedia
In July 2018, the Mineral Council of South Africa announced that 75% of mines in South Africa were now unprofitable due to the declining gold reserves. [ 26 ] Among the nation's gold mines are two of the deepest mines in the world.
Hundreds of illegal miners holed up in disused shaft in South Africa ...
Nov 14, 2024 · Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after the government cut off vital supplies and refused to help them, in a dramatic bid to crack down on the...
South African miners trapped underground: What you need to …
Nov 18, 2024 · Hundreds – possibly thousands – of miners remain trapped in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa’s northwestern Stilfontein town, fearful to come out of hiding and face arrest by security...
South Africa criticized for ‘horrific’ mining crackdown after ... - CNN
Jan 15, 2025 · South Africa’s government is facing criticism for its clampdown on illegal mining that cut off food and water to hundreds of miners underground, after at least 78 bodies were pulled from a...
No more miners trapped at Stilfontein mine in South Africa, …
Jan 15, 2025 · No more illegal miners are believed to be trapped underground at a gold mine in South Africa, volunteers working with rescue teams have said.
South Africa's Stilfontein mine: The blockaded shaft where …
Jan 18, 2025 · The government says illegal mining cost South Africa's economy $3.2bn (£2.6bn) in 2024 alone. As part of the police operation, entry points at various disused mines were blocked, along with food ...
South Africa's Stilfontein mine: The blockaded shaft where …
Jan 18, 2025 · Illegal miners have been accused of fostering criminality in the communities where they operate. A number of stories have been published in local media linking the zama zamas to various rapes and...
Death of Miners in South Africa a Government Failure
Jan 22, 2025 · On January 16, 246 miners were rescued from an abandoned mineshaft at the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, where hundreds of unauthorized miners working illegally in the ...