Police deny allegations of unfair treatment of Stilfontein miners
Following the death of a miner, SAPS responds to claims of inadequate medical treatment for Stilfontein miners, asserting ...
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Stilfontein illegal miner dies in hospital, SAPS refutes claims zama zamas are denied proper care
The South African Police Service denied claims that the Stilfontein illegal miners are receiving inadequate healthcare after ...
Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender?
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing calls to order a national inquiry into a police operation that was meant to ...
‘Killed through starvation’: Zwelinzima Vavi insists Stilfontein miners had no viable exit and were left to starve
On the second day of the State-sponsored rescue mission, a total of 106 miners were brought to surface and arrested for ...
Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police’s ‘smoke them out’ tactics
The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold ...
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Stilfontein: Police say no illegal miners remain underground, courts will determine who’s responsible for deaths
Speaking to the media on Thursday, acting North West police commissioner Patrick Asaneng confirmed there were no illegal ...
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Stilfontein returns to normalcy following conclusion of a drawn-out operation to retrieve illegal miners
The bodies of 78 Zama Zama's were pulled from the Buffelsfontein gold mine this week during a government-led operation to ...
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Hospitalised illegal miner dies after rescue from Stilfontein mine
A suspected illegal miner who had been hospitalised following the rescue operation at the Stilfontein mine has died.
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Stilfontein Rescue Operations Continue, 36 Dead Bodies Recovered in 2 Days and 118 Miners Rescued
Operations continue at Stilfontein mine following an order by the Gauteng High Court instructing the government to rescue ...
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A South African horror story: Illegal mining standoff draws to an end
Some look painfully young. Operations to rescue hundreds of illegal miners at an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, a small mining town about 100 miles Southwest of Johannesburg, started Monday ...
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Stilfontein Tragedy Sparks Outrage: MACUA, ATM and SAFTU Demand Accountability for Miner’s Deaths
Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA) has slammed government over its handling of the Stilfontein tragedy, ...
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Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender?
The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near the town of Stilfontein began to unfold in August, when police cut off food supplies for a period of time to the miners working illegally in the mine's ...