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SA’s mishandled mine crisis and its aftermath
The Buffelsfontein mine disaster, marked by loss of life and political division, underscores South Africa’s failure to ...
Expert warns against reopening Stilfontein Mine as residents push for jobs
Residents of Khuma want the abandoned mine reopened to create jobs and boost the local economy, but mining expert Ingrid ...
'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 ...
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SAIMM Statement on Stilfontein Tragedy
The leadership of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, an independent professional institute of international standing for over 130 years, notes with sadness the gravity of the ...
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
On Monday, as the formal rescue operation commenced to retrieve miners from an abandoned mineshaft in Stilfontein, two men donned some ... up by Mandla Charles and Mzwandile Mkwayi, both from Khuma, a ...
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‘The smell of death was everywhere’ – Stilfontein mine volunteers recount rescue mission
As the cage reached a depth of 1 280 meters, Mandla Charles and Mzwandile Mkwayi were confronted with scenes that may haunt them forever.
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 to 80 found dead in grim recovery operation.
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A South African horror story: Illegal mining standoff draws to an end
STILFONTEIN, South Africa —They look like ... sitting having a midmorning drink at a tavern in the nearby dusty township of Khuma, is one of them. Illegal miners rescued from an abandoned ...
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A South African horror story: Illegal mining standoff draws to an end
STILFONTEIN, South Africa —They look like the walking dead ... Samuel Sehebeng, 47, sitting having a midmorning drink at a tavern in the nearby dusty township of Khuma, is one of them. Illegal miners ...