South African police end mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors
South African police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on Wednesday and said they believe they have brought ...
Death toll from South African mine siege rises to 78, rescued now at 166
South African rescuers have so far pulled 78 bodies and rescued 166 people from the Stilfontein gold mine over three days of ...
100 people reportedly dead in South African mine as rescues continue
Arguing that the miners had entered the mine without permission, authorities reportedly cracked down by cutting off their ...
Dozens of Dead Pulled From Illegal South African Gold Mine After Standoff With Authorities
The prospectors were trapped underground for months as police, on orders from South Africa’s government, attempted to starve ...
South Africa accused of 'horrific' crackdown as 78 corpses pulled from illegal mine
By Nellie Peyton and Bhargav Acharya STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) - At least 78 dead bodies have been pulled from an ...
South African rescue operation brings illegal miners, bodies, to surface
After more than two months, the government has begun an operation to rescue illegal miners known as 'zama zamas,' but many ...
South African authorities say 78 people dead in illegal gold mine after police operation ...
Police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on Wednesday and said they believe they have brought out all the ...
Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and feared starving in an abandoned South Africa mine
South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have ...
South Africa arrests over 100 illegal miners after underground rescue
South African officials have arrested more than 100 miners who had been trapped in an illegal gold mine and will detain ...
Rescuers try to free men trapped in South African gold mine with scores reported dead
The South African government has launched a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in the country’s North West province, ...
Bodies retrieved from South African mine
An operation to rescue illegal workers from a disused gold mine in South Africa yields more people -some dead. And why Russia is expanding its role in Africa’s nuclear sector. Dozens of survivors and ...
South Africa accused of ‘horrific’ crackdown as 78 corpses pulled from besieged mine
All 166 survivors rescued so far arrested, charged with illegal immigration, trespass and illegal mining among other offences ...