South African government refuses to help hundreds of illegal miners in disused shaft
Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after the government cut off vital supplies ...
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Ramaphosa deploys 1 000 soldiers to help police deal with illegal miners, despite funding challenges
President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the deployment of more than 1 000 soldiers to help police tackle illegal mining and ...
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4,000 miners cut off from supplies in underground standoff over illegal mining in South Africa
Johannesburg — More than 4,000 miners locked in a standoff with South African authorities over illegal mining were ...
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Police ‘not backing down’ as estimated 400 illegal miners ‘refuse’ to resurface
The South African Police Service (SAPS) estimates that 350 to 400 illegal miners are refusing to resurface from an abandoned ...
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Mining marshals arrested 300 illegal miners in eight months, says Alake
Dele Alake, minister of solid minerals development, says the government has arrested nearly 300 illegal mining operators ...
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South African police cut off supplies to illegal miners in a bid to 'smoke them out'
South African authorities are engaged in a standoff with hundreds of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country's ...
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IN PICS: Community punches the air in support of Stilfontein illegal miners
The South African Police Service and the army have been redeployed to the area as part of ongoing efforts to fight illegal ...
More than 4 000 illegal miners remain trapped amid Operation Val’ Umgodi in Stilfontein
There is still at least 4 000 illegal miners still trapped inside one of the abandoned mine shaft which is the centre of ...