South Africa: Ramaphosa urges safe resolution in Stilfontein Mining standoff
The Stilfontein mine is a crime scene,” Ramaphosa said, adding that police must secure the area while ensuring the miners' safe return...."
Miners holed up in abandoned South Africa shaft ‘starving’
Rescue operations involving volunteers ongoing in Stilfontein amid reports that hundreds are still trapped underground.
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 West province as part of an official policy against illegal mining.
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 abandoned shaft to face arrest.
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 outside a disused mine shaft in South Africa on Friday in the hope of their loved ones emerging from the hole in the ground.
Hundreds of illegal miners holed up in disused mine in South Africa
Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after authorities cut off their supplies and refused to help them, in a dramatic bid to crack down on the industry, CNN’s Victoria Rubadiri reports.
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 underground in a disused mine shaft in South Africa waited outside the site on Friday in the hope that their loved ones would emerge safely.
Hundreds of South African illegal miners, police continue standoff
Police say they are trying to force the miners — believed to have been underground for several weeks — to resurface
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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Minister visits Stilfontein mine shaft
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has told local communities in Stilfontein in the North West where illegal miners are remain ...