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 ...
'Tiger' on the loose: North West MEC blames police for alleged Stilfontein kingpin's escape
Authorities are under scrutiny after the escape of alleged illegal mining kingpin James Neo Tshoaeli, with investigations ...
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Death of Miners in South Africa a Government Failure
Rights groups are criticizing South Africa’s government for failing to prevent what they call a “massacre” at the ...
'Angry and disappointed': North West Safety MEC says escape of Stilfontein kingpin is an embarrassment
North West MEC for Community Safety and Transport Management in the North West, Wessels Morweng has expressed anger and ...
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Centenary of diamond prospecting and mining along South Africa’s West Coast
In this article, Dr John Bristow of the Overberg Geoscientists Group writes about the centenary of diamond prospecting and ...
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 ...
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 ...
Zimbabwe lifts ban on cloven-hoofed animal imports from South Africa
Spread This NewsIOL Red Meat Producers’ Organisation (RPO) and Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) welcomed ...
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ILLEGAL MINE: 246 survivors, 78 bodies recovered in South Africa
A total of 246 survivors and 78 bodies have been brought to the ground over three days of rescue operation at an abandoned ...
At Least 100 Illegal Miners Trapped in South African Mine Have Died: Report
Illegal mining continues to be widespread in South Africa's old gold-mining regions, where miners enter abandoned shafts to search for any remaining deposits.
South Africa: Videos show dead bodies at disused gold mine
Authorities in South Africa began rescuing hundreds of people sheltering in an illegal gold mine with videos showing corpses ...