South African government refuses to help hundreds of illegal miners …
17 hours ago · 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.
4,000 miners cut off from supplies in underground standoff ... - CBS News
12 hours ago · Community members are searched by South African police before entering the mine shaft to negotiate with unlicensed miners underground in Stilfontein, in South Africa's North West province, Nov. 13 ...
South Africa cuts supplies to thousands of illegal miners hiding ...
Illegal mining is a lucrative business across many of South Africa's mining towns. Since December last year, nearly 400 high-calibre firearms, thousands of bullets, uncut diamonds and money have ...
South African government says it won't help thousands of illegal miners ...
18 hours ago · JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s government says it will not help an estimated 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North West province who have been denied access to basic supplies as part of an official strategy against illegal mining.. The miners in the mineshaft in Stilfontein are believed to be suffering from a lack of food, water and other basic necessities ...
Illegal gold miners stranded underground by South Africa …
1 day ago · She said they had information that the miners may be heavily armed, adding that since embarking on operations against illegal miners since last December, police had seized more than 369 high ...
South African government says it won’t help thousands of illegal miners ...
9 hours ago · JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s government says it will not help an estimated 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North West province who have been denied access to ...
South African government says it won't help 4,000 illegal miners …
18 hours ago · An aerial view of a mine shaft where an estimated 4000 illegal miners are trapped in a disused mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, Wednesday, Nov.13, 2024.
South Africa police force 540 illegal miners from abandoned shaft
Nov 3, 2024 · Police in South Africa have forced 540 illegal miners out of an abandoned mine shaft and arrested them. Earlier this week, security forces blocked deliveries of food and water to the miners in a ...
South African police in standoff with hundreds of illegal miners in ...
14 hours ago · 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 ...
South Africa's government won't help thousands of trapped illegal ...
4 hours ago · An estimated 4,000 illegal miners in South Africa's North West province don't have access to basic necessities and food after police closed off entrances to abandoned gold mines in a bid to ...
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