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South African miners trapped underground: What you need to know
Hundreds – possibly thousands – of miners remain trapped in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa’s northwestern Stilfontein ...
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Stilfontein residents claim police blocked efforts to supply illegal miners with food parcels
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Stilfontein miners' situation remains dire
STILFONTEIN, North West - The rescue operation at the Stilfontein shaft in North West has kicked off. The first phase of the plan, to clear the site, has been completed. It’s expected to take a ...
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Stilfontein illegal mining impasse: 'Govt has a plan to help people mine'
Stilfontein gold mine shaft in the North West. Picture: Jacques Nelles/Eyewitness News STILFONTEIN - As a rescue operation unfolds at an abandoned mine in Stilfontein - some community leaders have ...
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Extortionist demands 30% cut from rescuers at Stilfontein mine
North West police are investigating allegations of extortion after a person demanded a 30% cut from rescuers at the Stilfontein gold mine. The extortionist contacted and approached the rescue team in ...
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Stilfontein mining crisis: SA Human Rights Commission says ‘reckless utterances will be condemned’
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has strongly condemned “reckless utterances” by senior government officials regarding illegal miners in Stilfontein, setting up a ...
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Court told Stilfontein illegal miners not trapped, but chose not to resurface
The illegal miners who are still underground in Stilfontein, in the North West, are not trapped. Those who have opted not to exit the mine are simply still there because they fear being arrested.
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Stilfontein zama zama ‘middleman’ says others may be clueless to shaft shutdown operation
An illegal miner who resurfaced last week and was sent back down told authorities it was difficult to get the word out to all the miners in a shaft that is 2.5km deep. STILFONTEIN - An illegal ...
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Stilfontein illegal miners should surface and face the law
While Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni’s vow to “smoke out” illegal miners at Stilfontein is understandable, emotions should be put aside in instances like these. Ntshavheni ...
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Extortionist demands cut from rescuers at Stilfontein mine
A system of pulleys and ropes installed by members of the South Africa Police Service is set up over an entrance to a disused gold mine shaft in Stilfontein, around 150km south-west of ...
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South Africa: President Calls for Peaceful Resolution of Stilfontein Standoff
President Cyril Ramaphosa has reaffirmed government's commitment to resolving the tense situation at Stilfontein in the North West, through peaceful and safe measures. In his weekly newsletter to ...