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Stilfontein illegal miner recalls police siege

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 combat illegal mining but ended up leaving 87 miners to die underground as authorities attempted to force them to surrender during a monthslong standoff.

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Stilfontein: Police say no illegal miners remain underground, courts will determine who’s responsible for deaths

Speaking to the media on Thursday, acting North West police commissioner Patrick Asaneng confirmed there were no illegal miners remaining at the site. The MRS is expected to provide a detailed report to law enforcement and the Department of Minerals and Petroleum Resources.

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South African police: 118 illegal miners extracted from Stilfontein mine, 36 of those dead

One hundred and eighteen illegal miners have been extracted from the Stilfontein mine in South Africa on Monday and Tuesday as part of a rescue operation, of which 36 were certified as dead, police said in a statement on Tuesday.

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Stilfontein returns to normalcy following conclusion of a drawn-out operation to retrieve illegal miners

The bodies of 78 Zama Zama's were pulled from the Buffelsfontein gold mine this week during a government-led operation to ...

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Cannibalism shock: Stilfontein illegal miner claims they resorted to eating human flesh in the face of starvation

The illegal miner said the idea of eating human flesh started as a joke among those trapped underground. But as time marched ...

The Stilfontein massacre: A crime of the ANC and South African capitalism

These 78 workers were murdered by the ANC government. Its barbarous actions are a devastating indictment of bourgeois ...

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Stilfontein Rescue Operations Continue, 36 Dead Bodies Recovered in 2 Days and 118 Miners Rescued

Operations continue at Stilfontein mine following an order by the Gauteng High Court instructing the government to rescue ...

The Citizen2d

‘Was he not a convict?’ – Kenny Kunene slammed after saying Stilfontein miners ‘must die like rats’

Macua spokesperson accused Kenny Kunene of 'cheap politics' after his controversial remarks on illegal miner at Stilfontein.

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Six more illegal miners' bodies retrieved from Stilfontein Shaft 11

One man, Menzi Mcebisi, observed the rescue mission from a distance along with fellow members of the community. He struggled ...

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‘Misinformation and lies’ — police deny detonating explosives in Stilfontein mine shaft

Union president Mametlwe Sebei said that miners — possibly dead, injured or too weak to reach Shaft 11 — were still trapped in Shaft 10 when the alleged explosion occurred.

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