Hundreds of illegal miners holed up in disused shaft in South Africa. Here’s what we know
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 down on the industry.
South Africa Says It Won't Help Illegal Miners Inside Closed Mine
Illegal mining continues to be widespread in South Africa, where miners enter abandoned shafts to search for remaining deposits.
'We will smoke them out': South Africa seeks arrest of illegal miners hiding underground
Authorities in South Africa have cut off supplies to nearly 4,000 illegal gold miners hiding underground, as the government is making an effort to "smoke them out" and arrest them, officials announced Thursday.
Illegal miners trapped underground in South Africa with rescue efforts delayed by rains
An estimated 4,000 illegal miners are still trapped underground at an unused mine in Stilfontein, North West Province of South Africa.
South African government says no to rescue trapped illegal miners
South Africa's government refuses to aid illegal miners trapped in closed mine, part of crackdown on illegal mining.
South Africa won’t help illegal miners inside closed mine: ‘smoke them out’
Police closed off the entrances for moving supplies underground, cutting off miners’ supplies to force them to resurface for arrest.
'Smoke them out': South Africa cuts supplies to thousands of illegal miners
An estimated 4,000 illegal gold miners are hiding underground in South Africa after the government cut off food and water in an effort to "smoke them out" and arrest them. The miners have been in a mineshaft in Stilfontein,
South African Police in Standoff With Hundreds of Illegal Miners in Disused Shaft
South African police were in a standoff on Thursday with hundreds of illegal miners believed to be underground in a disused shaft, a day after a cabinet minister said the government was trying to "smoke them out".
What we know about hundreds trapped in abandoned South African gold mines
Several hundred people are believed to be in an illegal mine in South Africa, with the government refusing to help them in a bid to force them to come to the surface. CNN’s Victoria Rubadiri reports.
South Africa Miners Trapped
Authorities refuse to help 4000 illegal miners stuck underground in North West province. Release date: 15 November 2024. Available now . 13 hours, 4 minutes
South Africa is trying to starve 4,000 miners out of an illegal mine
South Africa's government says it will let thousands of illegal miners starve until they accept their fate and emerge from an abandoned shaft to face arrest.
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