Associated Press18d
Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender?
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Mine rescue workers host up a cage that was used to rescue trapped miners at an abandoned gold mine, where ...
PBS19d
Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police tactics
STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least ...
France 2419d
‘Does he deserve to die?’: Relatives of trapped South African miners condemn police operation
Zinzi Tom did not celebrate Christmas in December. Her brother was trapped more than two kilometres underground in Shaft 11 of the Stilfontein mine, along with hundreds of other illegal miners.She ...
Al Jazeera English19d
‘Massacre’: Did South Africa starve dozens of trapped miners to death?
A months-long standoff between South African authorities and illegal miners trapped in an abandoned mine in the town of Stilfontein ended this week with at least 78 people killed – likely from ...
stockhead19d
The Ugly Duckling: What analysts see in unloved resources stocks
ASX miners fell 15% in 2024, trailing a strong ASX 300 which lifted 12% Goldman Sachs and RBC both see value in resources ahead of reporting season and the second half of FY25 Gold miners could be the ...
CBC.ca19d
Dozens of bodies retrieved from South Africa mine after months-long police standoff
They declared the court-ordered rescue operation over on Wednesday, cutting short what was supposed to be a 10-day operation, bringing a grisly end to a months-long standoff with illegal miners ...
EWN Sport20d
No more illegal miners underground in Stilfontein, say volunteer rescuers
A cage set to retrieve hundreds of illegal miners from an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein has been assembled. Picture: Nokukhanya Mntambo/EWN STILFONTEIN - Three days into an operation meant to ...
Los Angeles Times20d
South Africa tried to pressure informal gold miners by cutting off food. Now it’s pulling out bodies
STILFONTEIN, South Africa — Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold mine, where they have languished for over ...
CNN20d
South Africa criticized for ‘horrific’ mining crackdown after 78 bodies pulled from underground
South Africa’s government is facing criticism for its clampdown on illegal mining that cut off food and water to hundreds of miners underground, after at least 78 bodies were pulled from a shaft ...
cbs17.com20d
FBI charges Durham man with trying to join ISIS, court document shows
DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — The FBI has charged a Durham man with attempting to join ISIS, a recently-unsealed court document shows. Alexander Justin White, 29, also known as Sulaiman Al-Amriki, is charged ...
The Independent20d
Hundreds of miners became stuck underground. Why did police block their water supply?
The bodies of illegal miners continue to be removed from a gold mine in South Africa here police blocked food and water supplies for months. At least 78 bodies have been removed in what trade ...