Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as …
1 day ago · CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s president is facing calls to order an 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.. The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near the town of Stilfontein began to unfold in August, when ...
South Africa criticized for ‘horrific’ mining crackdown after ... - CNN
2 days ago · 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 shaft ...
Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger …
1 day ago · STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — 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.
At least 100 illegal miners have died while trapped in a South …
4 days ago · JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At least 100 men who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa have died of suspected starvation and dehydration after being trapped deep underground for months while police tried to force them out, a group representing the miners said Monday.. More than 500 others are still trapped, the group said. Sabelo Mnguni, a spokesman for the Mining Affected ...
Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger …
1 day ago · STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — 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 ...
‘Massacre’: Did South Africa starve dozens of trapped miners to …
1 day ago · A months-long standoff between South African authorities and illegal miners trapped in an abandoned mine in the town of Stilfontein ended this week with at least 78 people killed – likely from ...
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...
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...
No more miners trapped at Stilfontein mine in South Africa, …
2 days ago · South Africa relied heavily on miners from countries such as Lesotho and Mozambique before the industry went into decline. Unemployment in South Africa is currently more than 30% and many former ...
South Africa accused of 'horrific' crackdown as 78 corpses pulled …
2 days ago · Illegal mining is common in parts of gold-rich South Africa. Typically, undocumented miners known as zama zamas - from an isiZulu expression for "taking a chance" - move into mines abandoned by ...