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Tragedy as South Africa starves illegal miners out of abandoned mines
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South Africans demand answers after mine tragedy: ‘How many more must die?’
Survivors, rescuers and families of the dead and missing say they have been abandoned — branded as criminals for trying to ...
Di dangers wey illegal miners dey face working underground
Dis month, authorities rescue hundreds of illegal miners from one mine shaft for South Africa. Wetin be di dangers of working ...
When Miners, Trapped Inside South Africa’s Illegal Gold Mines, Resorted To Cannibalism
Miners in South Africa, who take risks by entering abandoned mines to search for leftover gold, had no option but to survive ...
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Desperate hunger, cannibalism: South Africa mine tragedy survivors recall horror after rescue
The tragedy, which left South Africa divided, and left many illegal miners dead in its wake, unfolded last year after the ...
Horror as mining disaster survivor claims colleagues 'resorted to cannibalism'
Illegal miners trapped nearly a mile below ground reportedly avoided dying of hunger by resorting to cannibalism.
Illegal chrome mining crisis fuels violence in Bojanala District
Illegal chrome mining in Bojanala District is escalating into violence, threatening community safety and the local economy as ...
Zimbabwe3h
Zimbabwe dithers on confronting South Africa over the ‘massacre’ of its nationals at Stilfontein Mine
Spread This NewsBy Darlington Gatsi ZIMBABWEAN authorities in South Africa are hesitant to confront the government about its ...
South Africa's mining industry reports lowest number of deaths last year
South Africa's mining industry reported 42 deaths last year, the lowest number to date and a 24% improvement on the previous year, official statistics showed on Thursday.
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Stilfontein crisis underlines the need to regulate artisanal mining
Regularised artisanal mining could also boost the security industry through protection services guarding these mines. It ...
Trapped miners 'resorted to CANNIBALISM to survive': Survivors of South African horror describe how men 'cut parts of legs, arms and ribs for sustenance'
Of the 324 people pulled out of the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, 78 had perished from starvation or dehydration. The illegal ...
Trapped miners ‘resort to cannibalism’ after police block their food and water
Trapped nearly a mile beneath the earth after police blocked their food and water, one recalled how some of his colleagues ...