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South Africa mining standoff: Reports say 700 held underground by criminal gangs
Hundreds of people remain underground in an illegal gold mine in South Africa. The rescue operation has been delayed as the cage that will be lowered down the shaft hasn’t arrived. On Sunday, 14 people, including a teenage boy, resurfaced and were taken into custody. Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb reports from Stilfontein in the North West province, South Africa. Subscribe…
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Stilfontein Mine | Families plead with authorities to retrieve illegal miners
Families of illegal miners who are still underground at shaft 11 in Stilfontein are pleading with the authorities to retrieve them. They say even if that means their family members will be arrested, it will be better because they will know their whereabouts. SABC News reporter Itumeleng Kgajane and video journalist Mzwakhe Tshabalala spoke to a family member For more…
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South Africa mine rescue operation: Experts lower camera into disused gold mine
Rescue experts in South Africa have lowered a camera into a disused gold mine, to check on the state of hundreds of miners underground. Rights groups and families say police are trying to starve the miners out by refusing to deliver food. Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb reports from Stilfontein, South Africa. Subscribe to our channel: Follow us on Twitter Find…
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Families urge authorities to rescue illegal gold miners in South Africa | DW News
Authorities in South Africa are involved in a weeks-long stand-off at a disused mine. Police have cut off food and water supplies, to force out hundreds of illegal miners searching for leftover gold. It’s not clear whether the men are trapped – or refusing to come out and face arrest. DW’s Dianne Hawker reports from the abandoned mine and discusses…
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Stilfontein Mine | Calls for more efforts to retrieve illegal miners
There are growing calls for efforts to retrieve illegal miners from shaft 11 at an abandoned mine in Stilfontein in the North West, to be expedited, to avoid deaths underground. Police arrested some of the illegal miners when they resurfaced in the past weeks. It’s not clear how many remain underground. For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all…
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‘We are rescuing criminals here’ – Govt to save illegal miners stuck in NW shaft
A plan has been set in motion to rescue hundreds, if not thousands, of illegal miners at an abandoned shaft in Stilfontein in the North West. The plan comes after local government roped in mining experts and community leaders to find a solution to an impasse between law enforcement and zama zamas underground at the old Buffelsfontein mine. [ad_2] source
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