Court orders end to police blockade of illegal miners
The North Gauteng High Court on Saturday ordered an end to the police blockade of a former gold mine, where illegal miners are underground.
South Africa Police Try Siege Tactics on Illegal Mining, Igniting Debate
The police have cut off food and water to miners for weeks in a bid to force them out of an abandoned mine. Human rights advocates and community leaders call the tactics inhumane.
South Africa denies illegal miners food and water to force them out
Officials are blocking access to basic supplies for hundreds of people underground in a northwest mine shaft as part of a crackdown on miners.
South African residents try to rescue trapped illegal miners after police refuse help
A community rescue effort to help illegal miners trapped in a mine shaft in South Africa emerged after police said they wouldn't help.
South Africa Says It Won't Help Illegal Miners Inside Closed Mine
Illegal mining continues to be widespread in South Africa, where miners enter abandoned shafts to search for remaining deposits.
South African government seeks experts’ help to bring illegal miners to the surface
The South African government says it has put together a team including mine rescue experts to come up with a plan to bring to surface illegal miners who remain under a disused gold mine.
Hundreds of illegal miners holed up in disused shaft in South Africa. Here’s what we know
Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after the government cut off vital supplies and refused to help them, in a dramatic bid to crack down on the industry.
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.
South Africa's government won't help the illegal miners inside a closed mine
South Africa's government says it won't help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country's North West province who have been denied access to basic supplies as part of an official strategy against illegal mining.
Protesters Demand Return of Illegal Miners in South Africa
A standoff between police and illegal miners has gotten heated in South Africa. Reports say hundreds of illegal miners, who entered an abandoned mine in search of leftover gold, refuse to come out for fear they may be arrested.
Illegal gold mine in South Africa becomes a deadly trap
Hundreds or even thousands of people are trapped in a gold mine in South Africa's North West Province. Trapped, that is, by authorities waiting to arrest them for illegal mining. Relatives have been blocked from providing food or water to the miners - a law enforcement tactic they say is already having deadly consequences.
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Police Minister warns Stilfontein residents not to send supplies to zama zamas
Mchunu's comments came as law enforcement battles to bring hundreds of illegal mine workers back tot he surface at an ...
Reprieve for Stilfontein miners
RELIEF workers must be granted access to the Stilfontein mine where thousands of workers are believed to be trapped and in ...
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Stilfontein mine: Police will still arrest illegal miners after court order
The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has ordered the Stilfontein, North West, mine where hundreds of illegal miners are ...
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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
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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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Team of community members arrive at abandoned Stilfontein mine to resume rescue efforts
A group of about 30 community members are part of the team that is expected to assist illegal miners wanting to resurface ...
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‘Even prisoners are not left to die’ — community supports illegal miners as SAPS refuses to assist
Hundreds of illegal miners remain underground at an abandoned mine shaft in Stilfontein after police allegedly cut off their ...