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 ...
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SAHRC investigating claims police denied food, water, and medication to trapped illegal miners
The SA Human Rights Commission is investigating an allegation by a community member of Stilfontein in the North West that the ...
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Families gather at South African mine shaft where hundreds are feared stuck underground
More than 1,000 illegal miners have already resurfaced in recent weeks as the police have cracked down, and at least one dead ...
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South Africa’s government says it 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 ...
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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 ...
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.
SANDF reports positive impact of soldier deployment in effort to curb illegal mining
Police and underground miners in Stilfontein have been at odds for a number of days. As a result, the local police began to ...