A South African horror story: Illegal mining standoff draws to an …
Jan 18, 2025 · In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close to 80 found dead in grim recovery operation.
Hundreds of illegal miners holed up in disused shaft in South Africa ...
Nov 14, 2024 · Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after the government cut off vital supplies and refused to help them, in a dramatic bid to crack …
South African police end mine rescue operation with at least 78 …
Jan 15, 2025 · Authorities launched an operation in November to force out the men who were mining illegally at the closed Buffelsfontein Gold Mine by cutting off their food and water …
What to know about a standoff between police and illegal miners …
Nov 20, 2024 · JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African authorities are embroiled in a standoff with an unconfirmed number of illegal miners who remain underground at an abandoned mine, …
South Africa criticized for ‘horrific’ mining crackdown after ... - CNN
Jan 15, 2025 · South Africa loses more than a $1 billion to illegal mining every year and has vowed a crackdown of the trade. There are an estimated 100,000 artisanal miners in the …
South Africa's illegal gold miners are locked in an underground …
Nov 23, 2024 · Surviving on a diet of toothpaste and toilet paper, South Africa's notorious "zama-zama" illegal miners continue a weeks-long standoff with police in the darkness of a disused …
South African miners trapped underground: What you need to know
Nov 18, 2024 · Illegal mining is a widespread crime in South Africa. Authorities have increasingly taken a hard line, cracking down on miners, called “zama zamas”. At least one of the miners …
South Africa's Stilfontein mine: The blockaded shaft where …
Jan 18, 2025 · The government says illegal mining cost South Africa's economy $3.2bn (£2.6bn) in 2024 alone.
4,000 miners cut off from supplies in underground standoff over illegal …
Nov 14, 2024 · Johannesburg — More than 4,000 miners locked in a standoff with South African authorities over illegal mining were believed to be sick and increasingly weak inside an …
Miners trapped underground in South Africa: What’s the latest?
Nov 26, 2024 · Illegal gold mining is widespread in South Africa, a one-time mining giant. Thousands routinely search for gold deposits in abandoned mines that are no longer deemed …