He spoke to GroundUp in Stilfontein, the former mining town in North-West province where zama zamas were recently cut off from food for approximately two months as part of a national clampdown on illegal mining dubbed "Vala Umgodi" or "Close the Hole". ... another group of zama zamas became trapped in an abandoned mine ten kilometres ...
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THE body count continues to rise as the standoff between illegal miners and the South African government at the disused Buffelsfontein gold mine near Stilfontein in the North West province nears an end.. According to a report, which has been published in a number of newspapers on Wednesday, 60 bodies have now been retrieved. "On day two of operations, a …
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The recent tragedy at Stilfontein, where scores of miners lost their lives during a government-sanctioned operation at an abandoned gold mine, has brought global attention to …
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The government says illegal mining cost South Africa's economy $3.2bn (£2.6bn) in 2024 alone.
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The body of an illegal miner has been recovered from the Stilfontein mine in the North West. The decomposed body was retrieved around 11:00 on Thursday, after 44 locals volunteered to assist the police in helping the trapped zama zamas.
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Food is being lowered to illegal miners underground at the Stilfontein mine in Klerksdorp after another interim order; A community group, this time, applied for an urgent order for assistance following a previously dismissed one; About 55 miners have surfaced since 22 November after the government announced launching a rescue operation
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A group of 14 illegal miners resurfaced from shaft 10 at the disused Stilfontein mine on Sunday. According to police, all the men are Mozambique nationals, and a 14-year-old boy is among them.
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An illegal miner at Stilfontein mine in the North West says he was held against his will and forced to mine, alleging mine bosses are armed. The teenager was one of three illegal miners who emerged around midday on Thursday - after 14 other illegal miners resurfaced from Shaft 10 earlier in the day.
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In the past two weeks, nearly 1,200 zama zamas have surfaced and been arrested in Stilfontein. The majority of these miners travelled up and out of the mines via a transport …
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Thirty-four illegal miners arrested on Sunday and Monday at two mine shafts in Stilfontein have made their first brief appearances in the Stilfontein Magistrate's Court. ... The second group of 20 Mozambicans, Zimbabweans …
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Illegal mining | Cameras sent down Stilfontein shaft. Friday 22 November 2024 - 11:30am ... The operation is expected to last several days before the first group is brought to the surface. eNCA's ...
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A group of 14 illegal miners, including a 14-year-old boy, have been arrested in South Africa after emerging from a mine shaft at Stilfontein mine in the North West province, police said. The miners, believed to be part of a larger group still underground, took advantage of the night to surface, hoping to avoid detection by authorities ...
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Speaking to journalists in Stilfontein on Tuesday, Mining Minister Gwede Mantashe was unapologetic. He said the government would intensify the fight against illegal mining, which he labelled a ...
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A group of 14 miners, including a teenager, escaped from an unsealed shaft in the Stilfontein mine in November. The men said they trekked for hours to get there. The men said they trekked for ...
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Six more bodies of illegal miners were recovered from Stilfontein mine on Tuesday. Rescue teams pulled the six bodies from Shaft 11 on Tuesday and rescued another eight miners who required medical care. By Monday morning, according to community leader Johannes Qankase, 109 bodies were underground.
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On Monday, as the formal rescue operation commenced to retrieve miners from an abandoned mineshaft in Stilfontein, two men donned some protective gear and stepped into a …
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Operations to rescue hundreds of illegal miners at an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, a small mining town about 100 miles Southwest of Johannesburg, started Monday and ended Thursday when ...
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Civil rights groups say at least 100 people have died from starvation since October when the authorities sealed off shafts at the Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein, about 156 …
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Police and private security guards near a reformed gold mine shaft where illegal miners are trapped in Stilfontein, South Africa, November 15, 2024
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Speaking to journalists in Stilfontein on Tuesday, Mining Minister Gwede Mantashe was unapologetic. He said the government would intensify the fight against illegal mining, which he labelled a ...
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The application for relief for scores of illegal miners underground at the Stilfontein mine has been dismissed; The Gauteng High Court made the ruling after granting an interim court order in response to a civil group's application; Rescue operations have begun to extract zama zamas, who, according to law enforcement, have refused to resurface
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An aerial view of a closed mine shaft where miners are trapped inside is pictured in Stilfontein, South Africa, November 13, 2024 [AP Photo] What happened to the Stilfontein miners?
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Rescue operations have begun at the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine shaft in Stilfontein, with a cage set up to retrieve hundreds of illegal miners from the abandoned mine. Volunteers …
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Rescue operations have begun at the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine shaft in Stilfontein, with a cage set up to retrieve hundreds of illegal miners from the abandoned mine. Volunteers are descending to bring up everyone still trapped underground, both alive and dead, which is expected to take at least 16 days to complete.
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A human rights group has likened the government's approach to forcing illegal miners out of an abandoned mine shaft in Stilfontein, North West, to the Marikana massacre.
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READ: Stilfontein illegal mining | 27 children repatriated to Mozambique The police argue they have the right to search any person who resurfaces from underground. eNCA's Moloko Moloto reports.
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A professional mine rescue company sent a large cage into the mine shaft near Stilfontein, about 140km (90 miles) southwest of Johannesburg, on Monday. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have been trapped deep in an abandoned gold mine for months, with more than 100 of them believed to have died of starvation or dehydration.. Authorities launched an operation in November to force out the men …
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Two volunteers are at the forefront of a government-sanctioned rescue mission to retrieve illegal miners from Shaft 11 at the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine in Stilfontein.
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An illegal miner lifted from an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein has died in hospital, raising the death toll to 88 since last August. Image: Arrive Alive website Home » UPDATE: 60 bodies ...
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A group of volunteers lowered food parcels that included instant porridge to Shaft 11 in Stilfontein where illegal miners are still underground. (Ntwaagae Seleka/News24) A fifth body has been retrieved from Shaft 11 in Stilfontein.
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