Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police’s ‘smoke them out’ tactics
Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87.
'Mammoth task' to identify South Africa mine victims, police say
It will be a "mammoth task" to identify the bodies brought up from a disused mineshaft in South Africa this week, a police spokesperson says. Seventy-eight corpses, along with more than 240 illegal miners,
South Africa Mine Rescue Ends, Anger Rises Over 78 Deaths in Police Siege
Illegal mining is common in parts of gold-rich South Africa. Typically, undocumented miners known as zama zamas - from an isiZulu expression for "taking a chance" - move into mines abandoned by commercial miners and seek to extract whatever is left. Some are under the control of violent criminal gangs.
Death toll rises to 87 as standoff between police and miners ends in South Africa
Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87
South Africa police accused of 'state sponsored massacre' at mine
South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people died during a police siege. Alice Rizzo reports. Could AI-assisted program help badminton players with training?
South African police end mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors
South African police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on Wednesday and said they believe they have brought out all the survivors and retrieved all the bodies.
South Africa criticized for ‘horrific’ mining crackdown after 78 bodies pulled from underground
The clampdown on illegal mining cut off food and water to hundreds of miners underground. At least 78 bodies were pulled from ...
The rise of illegal gold mining in Africa
In South Africa, a months-long standoff between police and illegal gold miners has resulted in over 100 deaths. This surge in ...
Hunting for Poachers Amid South Africa’s Bloody Wildlife War
The nation's wildlife is under attack by poaching gangs. Luckily there are men and women in South Africa who have the courage ...
Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and feared 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 ...
Dozens of Bodies Recovered From Illegal Mine in South Africa
The authorities had at one point limited the miners’ access to food, water and other supplies in a blockade that drew ...
No more miners trapped underground in South Africa, volunteers say
Rescue teams in South Africa have stepped up efforts to pull out survivors and the corpses of illegal miners trapped ...
Carmakers Ask ArcelorMittal to Delay South Africa Closures
Carmakers in South Africa are imploring the local unit of ArcelorMittal SA and the country’s trade minister to work together ...
The ‘terrifying’ crackdown on mining companies in Africa’s coup belt
Military regimes in the Sahel have turned to tactics including arrests to assert control over critical mineral supplies ...
CHAN 2024 in East Africa postponed six months to August
CHAN finals in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, which were due to kick off on 1 February, are postponed until August.
Few & Far announces its first-ever sustainable safari eco-lodge experience in South Africa
Few & Far, the eco-focused travel company founded by Sarah and Jacob Dusek in 2024, is launching its first sustainable safari ...