Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police ‘smoke them out’ tactics
The miners are suspected to have died of starvation and dehydration, although no causes of death have been released.
'Mammoth task' to identify South Africa mine victims, police say
It will be a "mammoth task" to identify the bodies brought up from a disused mineshaft in South Africa this week, a police ...
Rescuers seek last bodies in South Africa mine where 78 died in police siege
By Siyabonga Sishi and Nellie PeytonSTILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) - South African rescuers were making final efforts ...
‘I can’t lose hope’: families await news of trapped miners in South Africa
Police operation to stamp out illegal mining by blocking food supplies has turned to tragedy as relatives wait for loved ones ...
South African rand stable after U.S. inflation report
South Africa's rand was little changed on Thursday, a day after a key U.S. inflation report boosted hopes of a less ...
South African police end mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors
Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold ...
Dozens of Dead Pulled From Illegal South African Gold Mine After Standoff With Authorities
The prospectors were trapped underground for months as police, on orders from South Africa’s government, attempted to starve ...
No more miners trapped underground in South Africa, volunteers say
Rescue teams in South Africa have stepped up efforts to pull out survivors and the corpses of illegal miners trapped ...
Death toll from South African mine siege rises to 78, rescued now at 166
South African rescuers have so far pulled 78 bodies and rescued 166 people from the Stilfontein gold mine over three days of ...
South Africa criticized for ‘horrific’ mining crackdown after 78 bodies pulled from underground
The clampdown on illegal mining cut off food and water to hundreds of miners underground. At least 78 bodies were pulled from ...
At least 100 people reportedly dead in illegal South African gold mine as rescues continue
Arguing that the miners had entered the mine without permission, authorities reportedly cracked down by cutting off their ...