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Body of another illegal miner found in Stilfontein
North West police have confirmed the death of yet another suspected illegal miner at Margaret Shaft in Stilfontein.
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Stilfontein illegal miner describes Tiger as brutal henchman, states he wasn't a kingpin as claimed
An illegal miner who was at Stilfontein described James Neo Tshoaeli, also known as Tiger, as a brutal henchman, but ...
'They called them troublemakers, but they were our survival': Stilfontein struggles after illegal mining crackdown
In Stilfontein, the government’s crackdown on illegal mining was meant to restore order. But for residents like Rita de Sonsa ...
The Associated Press on MSN12d
Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender?
where miners were rescued from below ground, in Stilfontein, South Africa, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) ...
Trapped miners ‘resort to cannibalism’ after police block their food and water
The two survivors speak quietly as they recount how emaciated miners broke the ultimate taboo to avoid dying of hunger.
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17 suspected illegal miners from Stilfontein still receiving hospital treatment - NW Health Dept
During a three-day national rescue operation, 246 suspected illegal miners were medically assessed by healthcare ...
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Second illegal miner lifted from Stilfontein dies
The man died on Thursday in a hospital to which 33 miners were admitted after a three-day operation that ended on January 16 ...
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Stilfontein: Police say no illegal miners remain underground, courts will determine who’s responsible for deaths
Speaking to the media on Thursday, acting North West police commissioner Patrick Asaneng confirmed there were no illegal ...
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Stilfontein Rescue Operations Continue, 36 Dead Bodies Recovered in 2 Days and 118 Miners Rescued
Operations continue at Stilfontein mine following an order by the Gauteng High Court instructing the government to rescue ...
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Stilfontein Tragedy Sparks Outrage: MACUA, ATM and SAFTU Demand Accountability for Miner’s Deaths
Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA) has slammed government over its handling of the Stilfontein tragedy, ...
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Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police’s ‘smoke them out’ tactics
Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground ...
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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 supplies for a period of time to the miners working illegally in the mine's ...