Death toll rises to 87 as standoff between police and miners ends in South Africa
Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground ...
60 bodies pulled from illegal mine in South Africa; many more trapped
Hundreds are still trapped at the Stilfontein gold mine, a rights group said. Authorities tried to flush out the miners by ...
At least 78 dead at abandoned South Africa gold mine that was scene of a standoff
Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold ...
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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Tragedy Unfolds: Inside South Africa's Illegal Gold Mine Disaster
A rescue operation is underway at an abandoned South African gold mine where illegal miners were trapped. Initially, over 78 ...
78 found dead in illegal South Africa gold mine - with hundreds still trapped
South Africa gold mine - with hundreds still trapped - Death toll is expected to rise as rescuers pull out both surviors and ...
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The Underground Siege: A Tragic Tale from South Africa's Abandoned Mines
South African police concluded a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine, recovering 78 bodies and rescuing over 240 ...
South Africa: Survivors, corpses pulled from gold mine
South African authorities lifted the bodies of 60 people from an abandoned gold mine, police have said. Hundreds more people ...
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Illegal workers stuck in South African mine should be handled ‘with dignity,’ bishop says
The fact that the big companies fail to rehabilitate the mines adds to the challenge of mining in South Africa, the bishop said. As a way forward, Sipuka urged relevant authorities in South Africa ...
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Destitute South Africans and migrants risk their lives in illegal mines—and are exploited by criminal gangs
The migrant laborers believe they are coming to South Africa to perform casual labor but are delivered into the mines where they work under “the most subhuman employment conditions,” Father ...