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 ...
South African miner describes horrors for those who spent months underground
The miner, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity out of fear of reprisals, said he surfaced on ...
South African police: 118 illegal miners extracted from Stilfontein mine, 36 of those dead
One hundred and eighteen illegal miners have been extracted from the Stilfontein mine in South Africa on Monday and Tuesday ...
Cannibalism shock: Stilfontein illegal miner claims they resorted to eating human flesh in the face of starvation
One man was told that he was going to be eaten as a joke, and it ended up happening...We did not think it would ever get to ...
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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 ...
Stilfontein Crisis Committee considers murder charges against government over miners' deaths
Stilfontein Crisis Committee is contemplating charging the government with murder following the discovery of over 70 miners.
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Stilfontein tragedy sparks outrage: MACUA, ATM and SAFTU demand accountability for miner's deaths
The Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA) has slammed government over its handling of the Stilfontein tragedy, ...
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‘Was he not a convict?’ – Kenny Kunene slammed after saying Stilfontein miners ‘must die like rats’
Macua spokesperson accused Kenny Kunene of 'cheap politics' after his controversial remarks on illegal miner at Stilfontein.
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More than 100 illegal miners appear at Stilfontein Magistrates Court
The large group was arrested during a special operation to retrieve scores of zama zamas at the Buffelsfontein gold mine.
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Zimbabwean officials roped in to ID, repatriate remains of illegal Stilfontein miners
Undocumented Zimbabwean nationals are among more than 80 zama zamas who died at the Buffelsfontein gold mine when police ...
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Stilfontein miners: ‘It was not an illness that killed them. It was starvation’
He was underground at the Stilfontein mine from the end of July 2024 until 9 December, when he was sent out by the other miners because of his frail and weakened state. The words are in an ...
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'Ruling to rescue Stilfontein illegal miners long overdue' - MACUA
He said for the past three months they have made calls to rescue the miners however, police insisted that it was not their mandate to go underground. The ruling follows an urgent application ...