Hundreds of miners trapped in South African gold mine are 'eating legs, arms, and ribs' to survive. Here's what happened
Illegal miners in South Africa's Buffelsfontein Gold Mine have resorted to cannibalism to survive after authorities cut off ...
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Zimbabwe dithers on confronting South Africa over the ‘massacre’ of its nationals at Stilfontein Mine
Spread This NewsBy Darlington Gatsi ZIMBABWEAN authorities in South Africa are hesitant to confront the government about its ...
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Desperate hunger, cannibalism: South Africa mine tragedy survivors recall horror after rescue
The tragedy, which left South Africa divided, and left many illegal miners dead in its wake, unfolded last year after the ...
Trapped Illegal Miners in South Africa Eating 'Parts of Legs, Arms, And Ribs' to Survive: Report
At least 78 were dead when 324 miners were taken out of the shaft following months of ordeal as stand-ff between miners the ...
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The rescue of hundreds of miners in a deep South African gold mine began with a camera and a note
Late last year, a specialized camera was lowered into an almost 1.6-mile-deep mineshaft in South Africa where hundreds of ...
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Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender?
An abandoned gold mine, where miners were rescued from below ground, in Stilfontein, South Africa, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.
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Zimbabwean hesitant to confront SA over Buffelsfontein mine tragedy
Zimbabwean authorities are reportedly reluctant to directly confront the South African government over the deaths of 20 Zimbabweans at the Buffelsfontein Gold ...
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Death of Miners in South Africa a Government Failure
Rights groups are criticizing South Africa’s government for failing to prevent what they call a “massacre” at the ...
Dozens of Dead Pulled From Illegal South African Gold Mine After Standoff With Authorities
The prospectors were trapped underground for months as police, on orders from South Africa’s government, attempted to starve ...
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Death toll climbs to 87 as standoff between police, miners ends in South Africa
They are often undocumented foreign nationals and authorities said that the vast majority who came out of the Buffelsfontein ...
Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and starving in an abandoned South Africa mine
South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have ...
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South Africa tried to pressure informal gold miners by cutting off food. Now it's pulling out bodies
STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — Rescuers and volunteers have pulled ... South African authorities have argued that the miners were able to exit through another shaft at Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, one ...