South Africa's government won't help the illegal miners inside a closed mine
Miners are believed to be suffering from a lack of food, water and other basic necessities after police closed off the ...
'We will smoke them out': South Africa seeks arrest of illegal miners hiding underground
Authorities in South Africa have cut off supplies to nearly 4,000 illegal gold miners hiding underground, as the government ...
South Africa Says It Won't Help Illegal Miners Inside Closed Mine
Illegal mining continues to be widespread in South Africa, where miners enter abandoned shafts to search for remaining ...
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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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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 ...
Should government rescue illegal miners in Stilfontein or ‘smoke them out’? South Africans weigh in
SAPS and SANDF’s Operation Vala Umgodi has seen over 1,000 illegal miners surface at Stilfontein in the North West.
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