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 ...
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 ...
The Standoff Deep Inside an Abandoned South African Gold Mine
The government is trying to starve more than 1,000 informal prospectors out of a shaft of the Buffelsfontein mine, which ...
Volunteers enter South Africa shaft to aid miners
Illegal miners are called "zama zama" ("take a chance" in Zulu) and operate in abandoned mines in the mineral-rich country.
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Volunteers enter South Africa shaft to rescue trapped miners
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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 ...
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Trapped Miners: The Zama-Zama Standoff in South Africa
Desperate families of illegal miners trapped in a closed mine in South Africa await their return. The miners, seeking gold, ...
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South Africa cuts supplies to illegal miners hiding underground
The miners in a mineshaft in Stilfontein are believed to be suffering from a lack of food, water and other basic necessities.
South Africa: Illegal Miners In South Africa's Stilfontein
A group of illegal miners within a closed mine in the North West province of South Africa have been refused access to basic supplies as part of the government's declared campaign against illicit ...
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Desperate Vigil at South African Mine: Families Wait for Illegal Miners
Family members wait outside a disused South African mine shaft, hoping for the safe return of illegal miners trapped ...
Families gather at South African mine shaft where hundreds are feared underground
Desperate family members of illegal miners believed to number in the hundreds waited outside a disused mine shaft in South ...
Families gather at South African mine shaft where hundreds are feared stuck underground
Illegal mining has plagued South Africa for decades through small-time pilfering and organised criminal networks. Many of ...