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‘We are rescuing criminals’: Authorities mum on plan to rescue illegal miners in Stilfontein
Police officers escort community members to a mine shaft to negotiate with miners underground to resurface in Stilfontein on 13 November 2024. Picture: Emmanuel Croset / AFP A plan is in place to ...
Families gather at South African mine shaft where hundreds are feared stuck underground
By Thando Hlophe STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) -Desperate relatives of possibly hundreds of illegal miners stuck ...
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Gauteng High Court Orders Stilfontein Mine Shaft Unblocking for Illegal Miners To Return to Surface
As authorities await for illegal miners trapped at the Stilfontein Gold Mine to resurface, the Gauteng High Court issued an ...
Police and zama zama stand-off at Stilfontein must be resolved peacefully and safely - Ramaphosa
We need to be clear that the activities of these miners are illegal. They pose a risk to our economy, communities and ...
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High Court allows miners trapped in Stilfonten mine shaft to exit, as 3 more men return to surface
The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has ordered that the mine shaft in Stilfontein in the North West, where scores of illegal ...
From Gaza to Stilfontein: Starving the vulnerable to protect power
Explore the harrowing realities faced by illegal miners in Stilfontein, South Africa, as government operations prioritise ...
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Two Illegal Miners Rescued From Abandoned Stilfontein Mine, More Trapped Underground
Two illegal miners were rushed to the hospital after being brought to the surface from an abandoned mine in Stilfontein, ...
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South African residents try to rescue trapped illegal miners after police refuse help
The miners have been holed underground for weeks after police say they broke into a closed mine shaft in Stilfontein, a mining town around 95 miles from Johannesburg. Officials with the South ...
South Africa is trying to starve 4,000 miners out of an illegal mine
South Africa's government says it will let thousands of illegal miners starve until they accept their fate and emerge from an ...
South Africa’s government won’t help the illegal miners inside a closed mine
South Africa’s government says it will not help an estimated 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North ...
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Minister visits Stilfontein mine shaft
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has told local communities in Stilfontein in the North West where illegal miners are remain ...
Families Gather at South African Mine Shaft Where Hundreds Are Feared Underground
STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) - Desperate family members of illegal miners believed to number in the hundreds waited ...