South Africa accused of 'horrific' crackdown as 78 corpses pulled from besieged mine
By Nellie Peyton and Bhargav Acharya STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) -At least 78 illegal miners have been pulled out dead from a South African mine where police blocked food and water supplies for months in what trade unions described as a "horrific" state crackdown on desperate people trying to eke out a living.
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.
At least 100 illegal miners have died while trapped in a South African mine for months, group says
The mine in question near the town of Stilfontein southwest of Johannesburg has been the scene of a standoff between police and miners since authorities first attempted to get the
South Africa pulls 36 corpses from illegal mine, arrests 82 survivors
By Nellie Peyton and Siyabonga Sishi STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) -South African rescuers have pulled out 36 dead bodies and 82 survivors from a gold mine deep underground in two days of operations,
Dozens of survivors, dead pulled from abandoned South African mine as hundreds remain underground
Months after South African authorities initially cut off supplies to miners working illegally in an abandoned gold mine, rescuers brought dozens of bodies and emaciated survivors to the surface Tuesday with hundreds more still believed to be underground,
Sixty bodies retrieved from closed South African gold mine
South African authorities have pulled at least 60 bodies from the shaft of a closed gold mine more than 2 km (1.2 miles) ...
Qantas Airbus A380 Flight To Johannesburg Delayed By Falling SpaceX Rocket Debris
Qantas said that generally speaking, customers understand the nature of the delays on the flight to Johannesburg.
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Several Gauteng areas set to be affected by Rand Water’s 24-hour maintenance
Rand Water's planned 24-hour maintenance will affect parts of Gauteng metro municipalities, such as Johannesburg and Tshwane.
Death Toll at Illegal Mining Operation in South Africa Hits 51
The number of illegal miners who’ve died in a months-long standoff with the South African authorities increased to 51, the ...
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Possible Cold Front Could Sweep Across South Africa, Netizens React
South Africans reacted to a Facebook post from The Weather Hooligan who gave his opinion that a cold front could sweep over ...
Qantas delays South Africa flights due to risk from SpaceX rockets' re-entry
Australian flag carrier Qantas has had to delay several flights on the Sydney-Johannesburg route over the past few weeks on ...
South Africa’s Matric Class of 2024 achieves record 87.3% pass rate
South Africa’s matric class of 2024 has achieved a record-breaking 87. 3% pass rate, marking a significant improvement from ...
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South Africa’s Matriculants Secure 87.3% Pass Rate in 2024, Free State and KZN Among Top Achievers
The National Senior Certificate (NSC) class of 2024 has achieved an 87.3% pass rate, with Free State and KwaZulu-Natal among ...
At least 100 illegal miners have died while trapped in a South African mine, group says
A group representing informal miners in South Africa says least 100 men who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold mine ...