78 dead at abandoned South Africa gold mine that was scene of a standoff. Toll is expected to rise
Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold ...
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More pathology teams roped in to deal with rising death toll in Stilfontein
With the sheer numbers of illegal miners turning up dead, a small town like Klerksdorp doesn't appear to have capacity to ...
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 ...
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WATCH | Stilfontein zama zamas death toll: 78 decomposed bodies retrieved since Monday
As of 13:30 on Wednesday, the number of deceased suspected illegal miners extracted from the abandoned Buffelsfontein Gold ...
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Stilfontein illicit gold trade: Police probing how the mineral changes hands from mine to market
With growing concerns about the rise of illegal mining in the area, Stilfontein is now believed to be the epicentre of the ...
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Siege at Stilfontein: The Human Cost of South Africa's Crackdown on Illegal Mining
The South African government faces criticism over the deaths of at least 60 unlicenced miners trapped during a police siege ...
Dozens of Dead Pulled From Illegal South African Gold Mine After Standoff With Authorities
The prospectors were trapped underground for months as police, on orders from South Africa’s government, attempted to starve ...
Death toll from South African mine siege rises to 78, rescued now at 166
South African rescuers have so far pulled 78 bodies and rescued 166 people from the Stilfontein gold mine over three days of ...
Ministers’ mixed messages over Stilfontein tragedy
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has contradicted Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni's previous statement that the ...