Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police's 'smoke them out' tactics
Authorities have come under scrutiny for refusing to help the miners for months and claiming they were able to get out on ...
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‘Massacre’: Did South Africa starve dozens of trapped miners to death?
Rights groups say police used starvation as a weapon to force out illegal miners, resulting in close to 80 deaths.
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Tragedy at Stilfontein: The Aftermath of a Government Crackdown on Illegal Mining
In South Africa, a government crackdown on an illegal gold mine led to a state siege, causing 78 deaths. Volunteers ...
South African police end mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors
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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South Africa Dead Miners
Mine rescue workers work on a cage that was used to rescue trapped miners at an abandoned gold mine, where miners were ...
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Tragedy at Stilfontein: A Deadly Siege in South Africa's Gold Mines
In a police crackdown at an illegal gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, 78 people died and hundreds were rescued. The ...
Stilfontein deaths a reminder of Marikana massacre - Vavi
“This tragedy is eerily reminiscent of the Marikana massacre, where 34 miners were killed by live ammunition in a ...
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Stilfontein must not be another Marikana, President Ramaphosa
cost South Africa R70-billion a year in lost investments and assets, is also forgetting that history. Read more: The ...