A South African horror story: illegal mining stand-off draws to an end
In South Africa a months long stand-off between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close ...
South Africa accused of 'horrific' crackdown as 78 corpses pulled from illegal mine
By Nellie Peyton and Bhargav Acharya STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) -At least 78 dead bodies have been pulled from an ...
South African police announce the sudden end of mine rescue operation
South African police said Wednesday they have ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine where scores of illegal ...
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 ...
South Africa arrests over 100 illegal miners after underground rescue
South African officials have arrested more than 100 miners who had been trapped in an illegal gold mine and will detain ...
Dozens of bodies retrieved from South Africa mine after months-long police standoff
First responders pulled dozens of bodies and hundreds of emaciated survivors from an abandoned gold mine this week, bringing ...
Across Africa, Russia is growing in influence. What might Moscow want?
Reliance on Russia’s military offerings has become increasingly prevalent in parts of Africa, amid an aggressive push by ...
South African miner describes horrors as people starved to death underground
A miner who spent six months in a disused mine has spoken of the horror he experienced after a police operation cut off food ...