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Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police’s ‘smoke them out’ tactics

Human Rights · South Africa

Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police’s ‘smoke them out’ tactics

39% Left coverage: 41 sources

The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87, police said Thursday. Authorities faced growing anger and a possible investigation over their initial refusal to help the miners and instead “smoke them out” by cutting off their food supplies.See the Story

South African miner describes horrors for those who spent months underground

South Africa Politics · South Africa

South African miner describes horrors for those who spent months underground

57% Left coverage: 7 sources

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. See the Story

21-year-old man arrested on firearm-related charge amid matric results leak probe

Internet · South Africa

21-year-old man arrested on firearm-related charge amid matric results leak probe

50% Center coverage: 6 sources

A man who is under investigation for a 2024 matric results leak has been arrested on a firearm-related charge after an unlicensed shotgun was found in his possession during a raid of his Hillcrest home, according to the Hawks.See the Story

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