'They called them troublemakers, but they were our survival': Stilfontein’s struggle 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 ...
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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“The smell of death was everywhere” – Stilfontein mine rescue ends
As the cage reached a depth of 1,280 meters, Charles and Mkwayi were confronted with scenes that may haunt them forever.
'Trying to kill us': Stilfontein illegal miner recalls police siege
Distressing content warningClement Moeletsi is one of hundreds rescued from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa.That's ...
A South African horror story: Illegal mining standoff draws to an end
In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close ...
Trapped underground with decaying bodies, miners faced a dark reality
Mzwandile Mkwayi volunteered to go down into the shaft to help save the lives of scores of South African miners.
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South African union calls Stilfontein mine siege a 'state-sponsored massacre'
South African rescuers on Thursday ended their attempts to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people ...
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Gut-wrenching scenes as Stilfontein zama zama rescue mission ends
When the men who had been holed up more than two kilometres underground for months in a disused mine in Stilfontein North ...
Hundreds of Miners Were Trapped for Months —Until an Extraordinary Two-Man Rescue Mission
The volunteers risked their lives to venture thousands of feet underground and retrieve their neighbors. What they found was ...
South Africa mine rescue ends, anger rises over 78 deaths in police siege
South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people ...
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Stilfontein death toll hits 36 as emaciated miners come to surface
Blinded by the bright summer sun, haggard survivors staggered across ochre soil mixed with rubble near Stilfontein. Their ...
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South Africa Mine Rescue Ends, Anger Rises Over 78 Deaths in Police Siege
Ministers have consistently described the Stilfontein miners as criminals and ... Thembile Botman, a community leader in Khuma, said local residents had been saying for months that people would ...