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Illegal mining ringleader escaped during South Africa disaster with help from officers, police say
South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about a week after resurfacing from a disused mine in South Africa where 246 survivors were rescued and 78 bodies were retrieved last week.
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.
Informal mining in South Africa is here to stay. Police brutality won’t end it – here’s what will
South Africa’s police have resorted to medieval military tactics against illegal miners. But the solution lies elsewhere: massive regional economic repair.
Illegal Miner Lifted From S.African Gold Shaft Dies In Hospital
An illegal miner lifted from an abandoned gold pit in South Africa has died in hospital, health officials said, raising the toll from the site to 88 since August.
Illegal Gold Mining Ringleader Escapes With Police Help
A suspected leader of an illegal gold mining operation in South Africa, James Neo Tshoaeli, has reportedly escaped custody with alleged assistance from police officers. Tshoaeli, who goes by the nickname "Tiger,
Mining ringleader escaped during S Africa disaster ‘with help from officers’
Nearly 2,000 miners were working illegally underground at the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine south west of Johannesburg, police said.
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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South African police announce end of mine rescue operation, say all bodies and survivors out
South African police said Wednesday they have ended a rescue operation and believe they have brought out all the survivors ...
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Rescuers seek last bodies in South Africa mine where 78 died in police siege
STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters ... could be arrested as part of a crackdown on illegal mining, which the government calls a war on the economy. Since Monday, rescuers have used a ...
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South Africa pulls 36 corpses from illegal mine, arrests 82 survivors
The South African government has said the siege of the Stilfontein mine was necessary to fight illegal mining, which Mining Minister Gwede Mantashe described as "a war on the economy." He ...
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South Africa mine rescue ends, anger rises over 78 deaths in police siege
STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) -South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people died during a police siege ...
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78 Bodies Recovered From South African Illegal Gold Mine As Police Face Backlash For ‘Horrific’ Blockade Strategy
Illegal miners said they had to eat cockroaches after police cut off their food supply. Rescue workers retrieved at least 78 bodies from an illegal gold mine in South Africa, where police cut ...
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South Africa accused of 'horrific' crackdown as 78 corpses pulled from illegal mine
state allowed miners 'to starve to death' Government calls illegal mining 'war on economy' STILFONTEIN, South Africa, Jan 15 (Reuters) - At least 78 dead bodies have been pulled from an ...