The Associated Press on MSN13d
Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender?
The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near the town of Stilfontein began to unfold in August, when police cut off food ...
The Citizen14d
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 Post6d
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 ...
The Independent13d
Stilfontein gold mine: Why did 87 people die in South Africa?
The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near the town of Stilfontein began to unfold in August, when police cut off food supplies to the miners working illegally in the mine's tunnels. The tactic ...