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Stilfontein, Mine Rescue and South African Police Service

The Citizen · 3h

Stilfontein: Police say no illegal miners remain underground, courts will determine who’s responsible for deaths

Speaking to the media on Thursday, acting North West police commissioner Patrick Asaneng confirmed there were no illegal miners remaining at the site. The MRS is expected to provide a detailed report to law enforcement and the Department of Minerals and Petroleum Resources.

EWN Sport · 8h

After hours of scanning, Stilfontein rescue teams say no more signs of illegal miners underground

A technical team driving an operation to shutdown an illicit mining network sent high-tech equipment down shaft 11 earlier on Thursday.

U.S. News & World Report · 2d

South African Police: 118 Illegal Miners Extracted From Stilfontein Mine, 36 of Those Dead

One hundred and eighteen illegal miners have been extracted from the Stilfontein mine in South Africa on Monday and Tuesday as part of a rescue operation, of which 36 were certified as dead, police said in a statement on Tuesday.

eNCA on MSN · 1d

Operation to rescue illegal Stilfontein miners continues

The final phase of the operation to rescue hundreds of illegal Stilfontein miners continues. Since the third phase began on Monday, more than 132 zama zamas, have been brought to the surface. READ: Illegal mining | Police,

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Stilfontein tragedy sparks outrage: MACUA, ATM and SAFTU demand accountability for miner's deaths

The Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA) has slammed government over its handling of the Stilfontein tragedy, ...

Who is responsible for Stilfontein’s tragic deaths?

Human rights lawyer Richard Spoor argues that government indecision and police actions led to the tragic deaths of 78 zama ...

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Volunteers say Stilfontein shaft littered with body parts of miners who fell and died while trying to resurface

The Stilfontein Crisis Committee says even though all surviving illegal miners have rescued, the shaft is littered with body ...

Tragedy at Stilfontein: The Aftermath of a Government Crackdown on Illegal Mining

In South Africa, a government crackdown on an illegal gold mine led to a state siege, causing 78 deaths. Volunteers ...

Over 1000 out of 2000 Zama Zamas at Stilfontein Mine Are Mozambicans, SA Furious

The South African Police Service revealed that only 26 out of the over 2000 illegal miners that resurfaced from Stilfontein ...

1hon MSN

Stilfontein disaster exposes scale of South Africa's illegal mining challenge

The recent Stilfontein disaster, claiming 78 lives, has exposed the devastating scale of South Africa's illegal gold mining ...

WATCH | Stilfontein: Suspected ringleaders arrested amid murder, assault, starvation allegations

Police have arrested suspected illegal mining kingpins who allegedly tortured, assaulted, starved and killed zama zamas at ...

Zimbabwean officials roped in to ID, repatriate remains of illegal Stilfontein miners

Undocumented Zimbabwean nationals are among more than 80 zama zamas who died at the Buffelsfontein gold mine when police ...

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South African police end mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors

South African police have ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine where hundreds of illegal miners were trapped ...

Operations to continue at Stilfontein mine, despite reports no zama zamas are left underground

A police operation in Stilfontein will continue, despite initial reports that there are "no longer any illegal miners ...

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