Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as …
1 day ago · The Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, the scene of the disaster, became a police target in August but it was only in November that the miners’ situation drew the attention of rights …
Remains of more than 70 Stilfontein illegal miners yet to be …
1 day ago · Remains of more than 70 Stilfontein illegal miners yet to be identified The bodies of 78 zama zamas were recovered from the Buffelsfontein gold mine this week during a government …
Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and feared starving in an ...
3 days ago · Authorities launched an operation in November to force out the men who were mining illegally at the closed Buffelsfontein Gold Mine by cutting off their food and water …
High court orders immediate rescue of trapped Stilfontein miners
3 days ago · The Buffelsfontein miners’ plight mirrors the larger pattern of exploitation and abandonment that has plagued South Africa’s mining communities for decades. The industry …
Trapped underground with decaying bodies, miners faced a dark …
9 hours ago · The miners had been stuck there following a nationwide police operation to end illicit mining at disused sites that had closed, as the industry – once the backbone of the country's …
At least 100 illegal miners have died while trapped in a South …
4 days ago · A group representing informal miners in South Africa says at least 100 men who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold mine have died after being trapped deep ... The …
Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over …
1 day ago · South African authorities have been fiercely criticized for cutting off food and supplies to the miners in the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine last year. That tactic to “smoke them out,” as …
South Africa arrests over 100 illegal miners after underground …
3 days ago · An operation to rescue the miners from the Buffelsfontein mine, 160km west of Johannesburg, began on Monday after a judge ordered authorities to act on humanitarian …
Death and Desperation in South Africa's Illegal Gold Mines
1 day ago · Mounted police patrol the area during rescue operations for trapped miners at the abandoned Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, on Jan. 14. Photographer: …
Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and starving in …
3 days ago · But groups representing the miners dispute that and say they are trapped up to 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles) below the surface in one of the country's deepest mines and a proper …