4,000 miners cut off from supplies in underground standoff ... - CBS News
1 day ago · Community members are searched by South African police before entering the mine shaft to negotiate with unlicensed miners underground in Stilfontein, in South Africa's North West province, Nov. 13 ...
South Africa cuts supplies to thousands of illegal miners hiding ...
1 day ago · The miners have been in a mineshaft in Stilfontein, in the North West province, for about a month. ... Illegal mining is a lucrative business across many of South Africa's mining towns ...
South African government says it won’t help 4,000 illegal miners …
1 day ago · An aerial view of a mine shaft where an estimated 4000 illegal miners are trapped in a disused mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, on November 13, 2024. AP. AP —. South Africa’s government says ...
South African government says it won't help thousands of illegal …
1 day ago · South Africa’s government says it will not help an estimated 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North West province as part of an official policy against illegal mining.
South African government says it won't help ... - Associated Press News
1 day ago · JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s government says it will not help an estimated 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North West province who have been denied access to basic supplies as part of an official strategy against illegal mining.. The miners in the mineshaft in Stilfontein are believed to be suffering from a lack of food, water and other basic necessities ...
Stilfontein community seeks to expedite process to bring up ... - SABC News
1 day ago · Police in the North West have opened an inquest after the body of a suspected illegal miner was retrieved this afternoon from a mine shaft in Stilfontein. The body was brought to the surface by 50 residents, who volunteered to rescue those who were too weak to come to the surface by themselves.
Mchunu to visit Stilfotein shaft as Zama Zamas remain ... - SABC News
1 day ago · Police Minister Senzo Mchunu together with representatives of the Defence Ministry, are expected to visit the Stilfontein area near Klerksdorp in the North West tomorrow. This comes after residents took it upon themselves to rescue what they say are about 4,500 illegal miners underground at a shaft in Stilfontein.
'Criminals are not to be helped': Ntshavheni on why govt will not ...
2 days ago · Government will not provide assistance to the large group of illegal miners currently trapped underground in Stilfontein, North West. News. All News; South Africa; ... “It’s only in South ...
Residents resolve to retrieve illegal miners at Stilfontein
2 days ago · South Africa; Politics; Business; ... GroundUP Zebilon Maine. 13 November 2024, 06:00 [SAST] 2 minutes. Concerned residents of Khuma and Stilfontein in the North West have resolved to go underground to retrieve illegal mine workers. ... About 1 000 illegal mine workers have emerged from underground since the middle of October after police and ...
Police in South Africa cut off supplies to illegal mining operation ...
1 day ago · An aerial view of a mine shaft where an estimated 4000 illegal miners are trapped in a disused mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, Wednesday, Nov.13, 2024.