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Zimbabwe dithers on confronting South Africa over the ‘massacre’ of its nationals at Stilfontein Mine
Spread This NewsBy Darlington Gatsi ZIMBABWEAN authorities in South Africa are hesitant to confront the government about its ...
Hundreds of miners trapped in South African gold mine are 'eating legs, arms, and ribs' to survive. Here's what happened
Illegal miners in South Africa's Buffelsfontein Gold Mine have resorted to cannibalism to survive after authorities cut off ...
Trapped Illegal Miners in South Africa Eating 'Parts of Legs, Arms, And Ribs' to Survive: Report
At least 78 were dead when 324 miners were taken out of the shaft following months of ordeal as stand-ff between miners the ...
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.
Special rescue camera discovers hundreds of illegal miners trapped down 1.6 mile mineshaft since November
Rights groups say the South African police cut off food and water supplies to starve the miners out, resulting in at least 87 ...
South Africans demand answers after mine tragedy: ‘How many more must die?’
Survivors, rescuers and families of the dead and missing say they have been abandoned — branded as criminals for trying to ...
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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 ...
The rescue of hundreds of miners in a deep South African gold mine began with a camera and a note
Late last year, a specialized camera was lowered into an almost 1.6-mile-deep mineshaft in South Africa where hundreds of ...
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Death toll in South Africa abandoned gold mine disaster climbs to 60, rescue ops continue
According to a statement from the South African Police Service (SAPS) on Tuesday night, 106 illegal miners were arrested for illegal mining at the old Buffelsfontein Gold Mine in Stilfontein, North ...
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South Africa ends mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors
Police brought out 324 bodies and survivors in total. The closed Buffelsfontein Gold Mine was the scene of a standoff in November when police tried to force the miners out by cutting off their ...