US EditionWhy did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender?
- 87 miners died underground in South Africa as police attempted to force their surrender during a standoff, prompting calls for an inquiry into the operation.
- Authorities cut off food supplies to the miners, leading to starvation and dehydration, according to groups representing them.
- A rescue operation began after a court order, resulting in over 240 survivors being brought out, all of whom were arrested by police.
- The Democratic Alliance Party has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to investigate the police's harsh tactics against illegal mining.
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Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender?
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — 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. The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine […]
Abaphathi arrested after starving Stilfontein miners underground
By Everson Luhanga Police arrested mining ringleaders who allegedly tortured and starved illegal miners at Buffelsfontein Gold Mine. The operation led to 87 deaths while nine survivors needed hospital are under police guard after being underground. Police have at last arrested several underground ringleaders, known as abaphathi, accused of starving and torturing miners at Buffelsfontein Gold Mine in Stilfontein, North West. The arrests came af…
Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender? – Laredo Morning Times
Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender? Laredo Morning Times Source link : https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipAFBVV95cUxOYUNVVW9Hc2RwRWgxU0pOM0pGNFUxZ2lrQ0pyWDBMVHR6cWhWU0FHQXE4Tm1JN0xjaE5QaEFWVDJpNWVvcGctLXNvRWF3UmlISkpuQWlCUnROcFpwSDNpS1V2RFlMeVVqNWM0QzVjZE9KRXFhS3F2S3kxQThnWkoxVEtKS010bzVwUXJmRGloejBYNXA0OFlrVnIwb0ZUZ2xnN3hkMw?oc=5 Author : Publish date : 2025-01-17 00:53:27
NO ILLEGAL MINERS REMAIN UNDERGROUND AT ABANDONED GOLD MINE: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE
Fri 17 January 2025: No illegal miners remain underground after four days of a rescue operation at the abandoned Stilfontein gold mine in South Africa’s North West Province, police confirmed Thursday. National Police Spokesperson Athlenda Mathe reaffirmed that 246 living illegal miners and 78 bodies had been retrieved from the mine since the rescue operation […]
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