Associated Press20d
Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender?
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Mine rescue workers host up a cage that was used to rescue trapped miners at an abandoned gold mine, where ...
The Daily Telegraph20d
The best sunrise alarm clocks and SAD lamps, to help you wake up after the clocks go back
The Momcozy has a double purpose, as a night light and noise machine for babies and as a cool, unobtrusive bedside lamp for adults. It’s equipped with 17 nature sounds, three fan sounds ...
PBS20d
Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police tactics
STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least ...
France 2420d
‘Does he deserve to die?’: Relatives of trapped South African miners condemn police operation
Zinzi Tom did not celebrate Christmas in December. Her brother was trapped more than two kilometres underground in Shaft 11 of the Stilfontein mine, along with hundreds of other illegal miners.She ...
Al Jazeera English21d
‘Massacre’: Did South Africa starve dozens of trapped miners to death?
A months-long standoff between South African authorities and illegal miners trapped in an abandoned mine in the town of Stilfontein ended this week with at least 78 people killed – likely from ...
stockhead21d
ASX gold miners are printing cash – who’s in line to join them in 2025?
ASX gold juniors have seen big rerates as they head into production The latest Aussie gold producer, Black Cat Syndicate, has more than doubled in three months A number of other ASX gold juniors are ...
CBC.ca21d
Dozens of bodies retrieved from South Africa mine after months-long police standoff
They declared the court-ordered rescue operation over on Wednesday, cutting short what was supposed to be a 10-day operation, bringing a grisly end to a months-long standoff with illegal miners ...
Morningstar21d
Why Mali just seized 3 tons of gold from Canadian miner Barrick
An ongoing dispute over ownership stakes in Barrick's operation in Mali has led to the arrest of mining officials, the government's gold seizure and the company's shutdown of its mine For years ...
EWN Sport21d
No more illegal miners underground in Stilfontein, say volunteer rescuers
A cage set to retrieve hundreds of illegal miners from an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein has been assembled. Picture: Nokukhanya Mntambo/EWN STILFONTEIN - Three days into an operation meant to ...
Los Angeles Times21d
South Africa tried to pressure informal gold miners by cutting off food. Now it’s pulling out bodies
STILFONTEIN, South Africa — Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold mine, where they have languished for over ...
CNN21d
South Africa criticized for ‘horrific’ mining crackdown after 78 bodies pulled from underground
South Africa’s government is facing criticism for its clampdown on illegal mining that cut off food and water to hundreds of miners underground, after at least 78 bodies were pulled from a shaft ...