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South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about ...
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 off ...
South Africa has an estimated 6,000 abandoned mines, and authorities said more than 1,500 people had been arrested for illegal mining in the Stilfontein area since last August.
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Mannas Fourie, CEO of Mines Rescue Services, watches on as new trainees perform a rescue task, during an interview in Carletonville, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. Credit: AP/Themba Hadebe ...
STILFONTEIN, South Africa — South African police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on Wednesday and said they believe they have brought out all the survivors and retrieved all ...