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Stilfontein crisis underlines the need to regulate artisanal mining
Regularised artisanal mining could also boost the security industry through protection services guarding these mines. It ...
The Citizen20d
Stilfontein: Police say no illegal miners remain underground, courts will determine who’s responsible for deaths
A South African Police Services (Saps) vehicle is parked near the mine shaft in Stilfontein on 17 November 2024. Picture: Phill Magakoe / AFP Authorities have claimed that no illegal miners remain ...
The Washington Post22d
60 bodies pulled from illegal mine in South Africa; many more trapped
South African authorities began their operation at the Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein, about 95 miles west of Johannesburg, in November after some of those accused of mining underground ...
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South African police: 118 illegal miners extracted from Stilfontein mine, 36 of those dead
STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) - One hundred and eighteen illegal miners have been extracted from the Stilfontein mine in South Africa on Monday and Tuesday as part of a rescue operation, of ...
The Washington Post13d
South Africans demand answers after mine tragedy: ‘How many more must die?’
Last week, rescuers recovered 78 bodies and 246 survivors — many of them weak and emaciated — from the Buffelsfontein mine in Stilfontein, in South Africa’s North West province, where police ...
Newsweek20d
Mine Standoff That Saw Hundreds Trapped Ends With 87 Declared Dead
More than 240 survivors have been rescued at Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, Stilfontein, since operations began. Many of the miners, labeled "Zama zamas—"hustlers" in the Zulu language—for their ...
People22d
More Than 100 Miners Died of Starvation or Dehydration After Being Trapped in Abandoned Shaft for Months: Reports
with at least 24 bodies and 34 survivors being brought out of the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine in the town of Stilfontein since Friday, Jan. 10, per the Associated Press. Mzukisi Jam, regional ...
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SAPS focusing efforts to track down alleged Stilfontein kingpin
JOHANNESBURG - The SA Police Service (SAPS) says it is focused on tracking down the alleged kingpin behind illegal mining in Stilfontein. But the SAPS is also cautioning people not to make false ...
The Citizen5d
Stilfontein: Four cops granted bail after illegal mining kingpin escape as more zama zamas resurface
A South African Police Services (Saps) vehicle is parked near the mine shaft in Stilfontein on 17 November 2024. Picture: Phill Magakoe / AFP Four police officers arrested in connection with the ...
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Volunteers say Stilfontein shaft littered with body parts of miners who fell and died while trying to resurface
The Stilfontein Crisis Committee says even though all surviving illegal miners have seemingly been rescued from the disused mine shaft, and bodies of 78 deceased miners were brought to the surface ...