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4 officers arrested for Stilfontein miner's escape, granted R1,000 bail as Tiger remains at large
Four police officers were arrested and appeared in court in connection with the escape of James Neo TshoaeliThe four officers ...
The Associated Press on MSN16d
Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender?
The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near the town of Stilfontein began to unfold in August, when police cut off food supplies for a period of time to the miners working illegally in the mine's ...
Jacaranda FM1d
Five illegal miners arrested in Stilfontein
Police in the North West have arrested five illegal miners who resurfaced at Margaret Shaft in Stilfontein. Two of the ...
The Citizen16d
Stilfontein: Police say no illegal miners remain underground, courts will determine who’s responsible for deaths
Speaking to the media on Thursday, acting North West police commissioner Patrick Asaneng confirmed there were no illegal ...
Jacaranda FM1d
Post-mortems on Stilfontein illegal miners completed
North West acting provincial police commission Patrick Asaneng says it has been difficult to identify some of the decomposed ...
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Stilfontein illegal miner describes Tiger as brutal henchman, states he wasn't a kingpin as claimed
An illegal miner who was at Stilfontein described James Neo Tshoaeli, also known as Tiger, as a brutal henchman, but ...
EWN Sport7d
Second illegal miner lifted from Stilfontein dies
The man died on Thursday in a hospital to which 33 miners were admitted after a three-day operation that ended on January 16 ...
EWN Sport14d
Stilfontein returns to normalcy following conclusion of a drawn-out operation to retrieve illegal miners
The bodies of 78 Zama Zama's were pulled from the Buffelsfontein gold mine this week during a government-led operation to shut down an elaborate illicit mining network.
Briefly on MSN16d
Stilfontein Tragedy Sparks Outrage: MACUA, ATM and SAFTU Demand Accountability for Miner’s Deaths
Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA) has slammed government over its handling of the Stilfontein tragedy, ...
Trapped miners ‘resort to cannibalism’ after police block their food and water
The two survivors speak quietly as they recount how emaciated miners broke the ultimate taboo to avoid dying of hunger.
The Associated Press on MSN12d
Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police’s ‘smoke them out’ tactics
The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold ...
Rescued Stilfontein miner dies in hospital due to gastroenteritis and dehydration
One of the illegal miners who were rescued from the disused mines at Stilfontein has died in hospital, the North West ...