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The Associated Press on MSN · 8h

78 dead at abandoned South Africa gold mine that was scene of a standoff. Toll is expected to rise

Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold mine.

Death toll from South African mine siege rises to 78, rescued now at 166

South African rescuers have so far pulled 78 bodies and rescued 166 people from the Stilfontein gold mine over three days of operations, police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe told reporters at the scene on Wednesday.

CNN on MSN · 1d

Rescuers try to free men trapped in South African gold mine with scores reported dead

The South African government has launched a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in the country’s North West province, where at least 109 men have died, a group representing the miners said, after local authorities cut off vital supplies in a dramatic bid to crack down on the country’s illegal mining trade.

7hon MSN

60 bodies pulled from illegal mine in South Africa; many more trapped

Hundreds are still trapped at the Stilfontein gold mine, a rights group said. Authorities tried to flush out the miners by ...

3hon MSN

More than 240 foreign nationals rescued at Stilfontein as death toll sits on 78

National police spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said from the illegal miners, 128 were are from Mozambique, 80 are ...

No sign of life at Stilfontein shaft as rescue operation winds down

An operation to extract illegal miners in Stilfontein which began on Monday has led to the extraction of 324 people by ...

Stilfontein illicit gold trade: Police probing how the mineral changes hands from mine to market

With growing concerns about the rise of illegal mining in the area, Stilfontein is now believed to be the epicentre of the ...

Mail & Guardian11h

Survivors, corpses pulled from Stilfontein mine in ongoing operation

Since the start of operations to clear the mine, explosives, firearms, R52.49 million in cash, refined gold and gold-bearing ...

1don MSN

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 ...

More pathology teams roped in to deal with rising death toll in Stilfontein

With the sheer numbers of illegal miners turning up dead, a small town like Klerksdorp doesn't appear to have capacity to ...

Discussion | Scores of Zama Zamas remain underground in Stilfontein

CAPE TOWN - As the death toll in Stilfontein in the North West mounts, so is the criticism. Trade Union Federation COSATU ...

WATCH | Stilfontein zama zamas death toll: 78 decomposed bodies retrieved since Monday

As of 13:30 on Wednesday, the number of deceased suspected illegal miners extracted from the abandoned Buffelsfontein Gold ...

Daily Maverick on MSN1h

Stilfontein must not be another Marikana, President Ramaphosa

Official communiqués have reduced the Stilfontein dead and emaciated to children of a lesser God, as if the State’s ...

WATCH | Illegal Mining | Day 3 of rescue operations in Stilfontein

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mnatashe, visited the area yesterday, to monitor ...

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