According to a statement from the South African Police Service (SAPS) on Tuesday night, 106 illegal miners were arrested for illegal mining at the old Buffelsfontein Gold Mine in Stilfontein, North ...
Wednesday is day three of the final phase to clear illegal miners occupying shaft 11 at the Buffelsfontein mine. It also marks exactly two months since the start of the official rescue.
In S. Africa, dozens of survivors and dead pulled from abandoned mine as hundreds remain underground
But that tactic has been fiercely criticized by civic groups and the community, and the South African government is under scrutiny for the way it has dealt with the issue at the Buffelsfontein ...
AP South Africa’s Buffelsfontein Gold Mine has become the center of a storm. Civic groups say at least 100 miners have died in an abandoned gold mine and that hundreds of others remain trapped deep ...
A critical rescue operation at South Africa's Buffelsfontein Gold Mine is underway, attempting to save illegal miners trapped for months. Despite efforts, over 100 miners have died of starvation or ...
South African authorities began their operation at the Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein, about 95 miles west of Johannesburg, in November after some of those accused of mining underground ...
(Photo by Christian Velcich / AFP) (Photo by CHRISTIAN VELCICH/AFP via Getty Images) THE body count continues to rise as the standoff between illegal miners and the South African government at the ...
who have fiercely criticised police tactics at the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, where more than 100 miners are believed to have died of starvation or dehydration. Relatives and friends protest near ...
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