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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
South African police in standoff with hundreds of illegal miners in disused shaft
South African police were in a standoff on Thursday with hundreds of illegal miners believed to be underground in a disused ...
South Africa’s government won’t help the illegal miners inside a closed mine
South Africa’s government says it will not help an estimated 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North ...
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 ...
'We will smoke them out': South Africa seeks arrest of illegal miners hiding underground
Authorities in South Africa have cut off supplies to nearly 4,000 illegal gold miners hiding underground, as the government ...
South Africa cuts supplies to thousands of illegal miners hiding underground
An estimated 4,000 illegal gold miners are hiding underground in South Africa after the government cut off food and water in ...
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Protesters Want Illegal Miners Returned From Abandoned Mine
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 ...
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.
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South African police arrest 225 illegal miners
South African police said on Sunday that 225 illegal miners had been arrested after being forced out of an abandoned mine shaft due to a lack of food and water. The miners, known locally as ...