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South Africa denies help to illegal miners

Court orders South Africa police to end standoff with illegal miners

A South African court ordered police to end a standoff with illegal miners to allow emergency workers to gain access to a mine shaft where several hundred are believed to remain after the government cut off vital supplies.

The Straits Times · 2h

Illegal miners ‘starving’ underground in stand-off with S. African cops; decomposed body taken out

The police are limiting food and water supplies to force out the hundreds of people believed to be in a disused shaft. Read more at straitstimes.com.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

South African residents try to rescue trapped illegal miners after police refuse help

A community rescue effort to help illegal miners trapped in a mine shaft in South Africa emerged after police said they wouldn't help.

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Protesters Demand Return of Illegal Miners in South Africa

A standoff between police and illegal miners has gotten heated in South Africa. Reports say hundreds of illegal miners, who ...

EMPD pounce on illegal miners

The Boksburg arrests come as the country's security agencies are grappling with an estimated 4000 illegal gold miners who are ...

Ramaphosa deploys 1 000 soldiers to help police deal with illegal miners, despite funding challenges

President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the deployment of more than 1 000 soldiers to help police tackle illegal mining and ...

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More than 4 000 illegal miners remain trapped amid Operation Val’ Umgodi in Stilfontein

There is still at least 4 000 illegal miners still trapped inside one of the abandoned mine shaft which is the centre of ...

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