The Marietta Times8m
87 miners have died, locals angered over police’s ‘smoke them out’ tactics
The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine ...
The Perils Of S. Africa's Illegal Mining Sector
The derelict Stilfontein shaft, which became a hell hole for hundreds of trapped miners, is just one of 6,000 that have been ...
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South Africa: Miner death toll rises to 87 as rescue ops end
The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally underground at an abandoned ...
Greek Reporter4h
South Africa Gold Mine Rescue Ends Amid Outrage Over 78 Deaths
An effort to rescue survivors in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people died in South Africa was put an end on ...
Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender?
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing calls to order a national inquiry into a police operation that was meant to ...
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Notes on the underground — where the most desperate and impoverished scavenge for illicit gold
With ghastly stories emerging about cannibalism and mass death underground, it was time to reconnect with the anthropology professor and filmmaker Rosalind Morris, who remains perhaps the ...