South Africa tried to pressure informal gold miners by cutting off food. Now it’s pulling out bodies
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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Two retrieved bodies in Stilfontein mine have been identified
STILFONTEIN - Two bodies of illegal miners recovered underground at the Stilfontein mine shaft have been identified. Police ...
Vavi-Stilfontein deaths a reminder of Marikana massacre
“This tragedy is eerily reminiscent of the Marikana massacre, where 34 miners were killed by live ammunition in a ...
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Human rights groups concerned about the condition of illegal miners re-emerging from Stilfontein mine
While more than 160 people have been retrieved alive from underground since the start of the week - 78 dead bodies have also been recovered.
South African government faces criticism as death toll rises at mining siege
The death toll makes the crackdown on the Stilfontein mine one of the deadliest on miners in recent South African history. As ...
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Stilfontein zama zamas death toll: 78 decomposed bodies retrieved since Monday
As of 13:30 on Wednesday, the number of deceased suspected illegal miners extracted from the abandoned Buffelsfontein Gold ...
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Number of bodies recovered from illegal mine in South Africa rises to 60
A total of 106 illegal miners and 51 bodies were brought to the surface on the second day of rescue operations at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa, according to police. This brought the death ...