The South African Police Service is consulting its legal team over claims by the General Industries Workers Union of South Africa that the police blasted a shaft in Stilfontein during an illegal mining rescue operation this week.

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Illegal work in a South African gold mine was discovered towards the end of last year. Thousands were trapped underground, but it is only now that the

Ulovligt arbejde i en sydafrikansk guldmine blev opdaget mod slutningen af sidste år. Flere tusinder opholdt sig nede i dybet, men det er først nu, at d

Seks måneder i guldmine: - Folk døde omkring mig

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Six months in a gold mine: - People died around me

A volunteer involved in the rescue efforts of illegal miners in Stilfontein, North West, has allegedly been arrested.

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Stilfontein: Sanco claims volunteer was arrested but police deny it

A miner who endured six months trapped in an abandoned mine in South Africa has recounted the terrifying experience he faced after a police crackdown cut off food and essential supplies to thousands engaged in illegal gold mining.

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Republic of the Congo

The perils of illegal mining: a survivor's six-month nightmare

REPORTING. Two months ago, a police operation to arrest them had turned into a tragedy. Stuck at the bottom of the mine, they died of hunger and dehydration.

REPORTAGE. Il y a deux mois, une operation policiere pour les arreter avait vire au drame. Coinces au fond de la mine, ils sont morts de faim et de deshydratation.

Afrique du Sud : le gouvernement sous le feu des critiques après avoir laissé les travailleurs illégaux d’une mine mourir de faim

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Paris

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South Africa: Government under fire after allowing illegal mine workers to starve

By Everson Luhanga
Two brave volunteers collected 78 bodies from mine shafts while rescuing starving survivors underground. 
Rescuers found desperate miners lying next to corpses in dark tunnels, too weak to climb to safety. When Mzwanele Mkwayi and Mandla Charles volunteered to enter the deadly mine shafts of Stilfontein, they knew they might never sleep peacefully again. The two men faced a nightmare underground. They found scattered human lim…

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Stilfontein volunteers sit with the dead to save the living

Fri 17 January 2025: A rescue operation at the abandoned Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein, North West, has been called off after just four days, despite expectations that it would take two weeks. According to Mannas Fourie, CEO of Mines Rescue Services, who spoke to Newzroom Afrika at the site on Thursday, the decision to withdraw came […]

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