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 combat illegal mining but ended up leaving 87 miners to die underground as authorities attempted to force them to surrender during a monthslong standoff.
Illegal Miners Trapped in South Africa
An operation to rescue stranded illegal gold miners in South Africa's North West province has begun, following a months-long standoff. Bloomberg's S'thembile Cele speaks to Jennifer Zabasajja about the rescue effort.
South Africa starts rescuing illegal gold miners trapped for months
An operation to rescue illegal gold miners stranded in deep underground shafts in South Africa’s North West province got under way on Monday, ending a months-long stand-off over their fate. Civil rights groups say at least 100 people have died from starvation since October when the authorities sealed off shafts at the Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein about 156km southwest of Johannesburg,
At least 100 illegal miners have died while trapped in a South African mine, group says
A group representing informal miners in South Africa says least 100 men who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold mine have died after being trapped deep underground for months while police tried
At least 100 illegal miners have died while trapped in a South African mine for months, group says
A group representing informal miners in South Africa says at least 100 men who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold mine have died after being trapped deep underground for months while police tr
Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police's 'smoke them out' tactics
Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at
South African miner on 6-month ordeal underground and illicit gold industry
The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near the town of Stilfontein began to unfold in August, when police cut off food supplies for a period of time to the miners working illegally in the mine's tunnels.
Why South Africa wants to jail miners trapped underground for months
More than 70 people have reportedly died while trapped in a mine after a monthlong standoff with the South African government over illegal mining. CBS News' Chris Livesay has more.
North West dams see major water level increases after recent rainfall
North West province's dam levels rise significantly as the Department of Water and Sanitation welcomes relief from recent ...
Rescuers try to free men trapped in South African gold mine with scores reported dead
The South African government has launched a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in the country’s North West province, ...
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South Africa: Death toll rises to 60 in S Africa's abandoned gold mine disaster, with rescue efforts ongoing
Rescuers recovered 51 additional bodies from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa on Tuesday, raising the death toll to 60 ...
North West serial rapist gets three life terms for raping a minor and three women
According to the SAPS, Zozi continued his predatory ways when he met and raped an18-year-old woman in August 2021, who was on ...
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North West Girl, 16, Discovered in Shallow Grave Beaten to Death, Killer at Large
Police exhumed the body of a 16-year-old teenage girl from a shallow grave at a village in Pudimoe near Taung in North West.
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North West municipality promises to work with community to solve water and electricity woes
Residents in the Ditsobotla Local Municipality resorted to protests to show their displeasure at the lack of water and ...
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Heavy Rains Flood North West Hospitals, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi Visits Area After Patients Are Evacuated
Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi visited the General De La Rey Hospital in the North West after heavy rains in the North ...