A South African horror story: illegal mining stand-off draws to an end
In South Africa a months long stand-off between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close ...
The Perils Of S. Africa's Illegal Mining Sector
The derelict Stilfontein shaft, which became a hell hole for hundreds of trapped miners, is just one of 6,000 that have been ...
South African miner describes horrors endured by 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 ...
Hundreds of Miners Were Trapped for Months —Until an Extraordinary Two-Man Rescue Mission
The volunteers risked their lives to venture thousands of feet underground and retrieve their neighbors. What they found was ...
Across Africa, Russia is growing in influence. What might Moscow want?
Reliance on Russia’s military offerings has become increasingly prevalent in parts of Africa, amid an aggressive push by ...
Next Africa: How the South African Mining Tragedy Unfolded
South African rescue workers retrieved 78 bodies from a disused gold mine in Stilfontein where hundreds of illegal extractors have been involved in a months-long standoff with the authorities. Civil ...
Trapped underground with decaying bodies, miners faced a dark reality
Allegations that the miners resorted to eating human flesh in order to survive were also made by other miners who were ...
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In illegal mining war, South Africa skirting grim lack of jobs reality
The latest tragedy has seen at least 78 bodies and over 200 survivors brought to the surface from a mine in Stilfontein.
Capital allocation in mining: future-proofing Africa’s resource sector
How resources are developed, and where capital is allocated, will determine whether the continent becomes a leader in the ...
Stilfontein gold mine: Why did 87 people die in South Africa?
Why did 87 people die in South Africa? - The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near Stilfontein began to unfold in August ...
Illegal South African miner on 6-month ordeal underground and illicit gold industry
The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near the town of Stilfontein began to unfold in August, when police cut off food ...