Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender?
South Africa's president is facing calls to order an inquiry into a police operation that was meant to combat illegal mining but ended up leaving 87 miners to die underground as authorities attempted to force them to surrender during a monthslong standoff.
'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 spokesperson says.
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 a mining shaft this week, and more are believed to remain underground.
South African miner on 6-month ordeal underground and illicit gold industry
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 tunnels.
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 them out.
Why South Africa wants to jail miners trapped underground for months
More than 70 people have reportedly died while trapped in a mine after a monthlong standoff with the South African government over illegal mining. CBS News' Chris Livesay has more.
South African miner describes horrors for those who spent months underground
Dozens of men sat and lay together in small caves, some so shallow they couldn’t stand up. The air was wet and stuffy, and wracking coughs echoed in the confined space. Bodies wrapped in fabric and twine were set aside in rows nearby.
Police condemned as deaths of 78 miners confirmed in South Africa mine rescue operation
The South African Police Service confirmed the deaths of at least 78 people on Wednesday following the end of a rescue operation at an abandoned mine where miners, cut off from food and water, had
South Africa in 2025: 8 key factors that will shape the future and test the government
Poor governance and incompetence plague South Africa’s public administration, particularly at the local level.
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Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police’s ‘smoke them out’ tactics
Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground ...
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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 ...
Rand Drop Won’t Derail South African Inflation Plans, Policymaker Says
A policymaker at South Africa’s central bank downplayed the potential impact of the rand’s recent weakness on inflation, in ...
Video of South African firefighters wrongly linked to LA fires | Fact check
The video is from 2023 and shows a contingent of South African firefighters who traveled to Canada to help fight fires there.
South Africa Under-19 vs England Under-19 Live Score: 2nd Youth ODI of England Under-19s tour of South Africa, 2025 to start at 01:30 PM
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