South African police end mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors
South African police have ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine where hundreds of illegal miners were trapped ...
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Stilfontein illicit gold trade: Police probing how the mineral changes hands from mine to market
With growing concerns about the rise of illegal mining in the area, Stilfontein is now believed to be the epicentre of the ...
More than 240 foreign nationals rescued at Stilfontein as death toll sits on 78
National police spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said from the illegal miners, 128 were are from Mozambique, 80 are ...
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No sign of life at Stilfontein shaft as rescue operation winds down
An operation to extract illegal miners in Stilfontein which began on Monday has led to the extraction of 324 people by ...
At least 78 dead at abandoned South Africa gold mine that was scene of a standoff
Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold ...
Death toll from South African mine siege rises to 78, rescued now at 166
South African rescuers have so far pulled 78 bodies and rescued 166 people from the Stilfontein gold mine over three days of ...
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WATCH | Stilfontein zama zamas death toll: 78 decomposed bodies retrieved since Monday
As of 13:30 on Wednesday, the number of deceased suspected illegal miners extracted from the abandoned Buffelsfontein Gold ...
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Stilfontein illegal miners: 'We are dying by the hour'
We will stay here until we have taken out all the people who are willing to climb into the cage,' says Mannas Fourie, CEO of ...
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Body count continues to rise at disused Stilfontein mine
THE body count continues to rise as the standoff between illegal miners and the South African government at the disused ...
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WATCH | Illegal Mining | Day 3 of rescue operations in Stilfontein
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mnatashe, visited the area yesterday, to monitor ...
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COSATU blames government for Stilfontein mine deaths
STILFONTEIN, NORTH WEST - Trade union federation Cosatu says government should take the blame for deaths at the Stilfontein mine. This as more bodies and some survivors are brought to the surface.