Justice for zama zamas: families take legal action against government
Families of illegal miners plan to sue the government for accountability following the tragic deaths of zama zamas in a North ...
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 ...
Next Africa: How the South African Mining Tragedy Unfolded
South African rescue workers retrieved 78 bodies from a disused gold mine in Stilfontein where hundreds of illegal extractors have been involved in a months-long standoff with the authorities. Civil ...
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In fighting illegal mining, South Africa contents with grim
Trapped up to 2.5 kilometres underground, the miners faced horrific conditions, with some resorting to cannibalism to survive ...
Stilfontein gold mine: Why did 87 people die in South Africa?
Why did 87 people die in South Africa? - The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near Stilfontein began to unfold in August ...
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87 miners have died, locals angered over police’s ‘smoke them out’ tactics
The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine ...
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 ...
The Stilfontein massacre: A crime of the ANC and South African capitalism
These 78 workers were murdered by the ANC government. Its barbarous actions are a devastating indictment of bourgeois ...
S.Africa Rescuers Say Clearance Of Clandestine Miners Now Over
Rescuers retrieving illegal miners from a disused South African gold shaft said on Thursday a final sweep appeared to show nobody was left underground, after 78 bodies and more than 200 miners were ...
Stilfontein disaster exposes scale of South Africa's illegal mining challenge
The recent Stilfontein disaster, claiming 78 lives, has exposed the devastating scale of South Africa's illegal gold mining ...