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South Africa's illegal mining standoff

Reuters on MSN · 27m

South Africa's Ramaphosa calls for safe recovery of illegal miners stuck underground

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday lives should not be put at risk in a standoff between police and hundreds of illegal miners stuck underground in a disused mine shaft and the miners should be recovered safely.

Bloomberg L.P. · 2h

South Africa Police Standoff With Illegal Gold Miners Escalates

The South African police intensified efforts to force hundreds of illegal gold miners holed in underground shafts to the surface so they can be arrested.

CNN on MSN · 1d

Hundreds of illegal miners holed up in disused shaft in South Africa. Here’s what we know

Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after the government cut off vital supplies and refused to help them, in a dramatic bid to crack down on the industry.

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SAfrica Court Orders End To Police Blockade Of Illegal Miners

A South African court on Saturday ordered an end to the police blockade of a former gold mine, where hundreds, possibly ...

EMPD pounce on illegal miners

The Boksburg arrests come as the country's security agencies are grappling with an estimated 4000 illegal gold miners who are ...

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