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The political outlook for South Africa this week — 6 things we’re watching
This week’s focus is on a call for an inquiry into the Stilfontein miner deaths, the fate of the ANC’s structures in Gauteng ...
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Stilfontein mine tragedy highlights the need for a much clearer SAPS Code of Conduct
Should the police have taken more care to reduce the risk that the operation would result in the loss of life? And is it ...
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246 survivors, 78 bodies recovered from illegal mine in South Africa
A total of 246 survivors and 78 bodies have been brought to the ground over three days of rescue operation, at an ...
78 Bodies Recovered From South African Illegal Gold Mine As Police Face Backlash For ‘Horrific’ Blockade Strategy
Rescue workers retrieved at least 78 bodies from an illegal gold mine in South Africa, where police cut off food and water ...
A South African horror story: Illegal mining standoff draws to an end
In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close ...
'Trying to kill us': Stilfontein illegal miner recalls police siege
Distressing content warningClement Moeletsi is one of hundreds rescued from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa.That's ...
South African miner on 6-month ordeal underground and illicit gold industry
The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near the town of Stilfontein began to unfold in August, when police cut off food ...
South African miner describes horrors for those who spent months underground
The miner, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity out of fear of reprisals, said he surfaced on ...
The Africa Report2d
South Africa: Police operation nabs over 17,000 trapped miners
More than 17,000 alleged illegal miners, many from neighbouring countries, have surfaced in South Africa during a police ...
Daily Maverick14d
Stilfontein illegal miners are ‘eating human flesh’ and cockroaches to survive, rescued miners tell ConCourt
Read more: Crisis committee claims police are deliberately misleading the public on Stilfontein’s illegal miners “The right to access to food and the right to life are of paramount importance ...
Independent Online15d
Stilfontein zama zama breaks silence: ‘starvation, not illness, killed underground miners’
Moeletsi was retrieved from Shaft 11 by the dedicated actions of the Stilfontein Community Rescue Team on December 9 and released on bail by the Stilfontein Magistrate’s Court on December 31.
News2416d
'A fate unworthy of any human being': Stilfontein zama zama saga heads to ConCourt
South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join ...