South African horror story: Miners trapped inside illegal gold mine resort to cannibalism 'out of desperation'
Reportedly, the authorities adopted a hardline approach by cutting off the food and water supply of the illegal miners to ...
The rescue of hundreds of miners in a deep South African gold mine began with a camera and a note
A specialized mine rescue camera was lowered late last year into an almost 2.6-kilometer (1.6-mile) deep mineshaft in South ...
Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and feared starving in an abandoned South Africa mine
South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have been trapped deep in an abandoned gold mine for months.
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Surge in streaming and alternative funding for African miners
"Traditional financing of new ventures in the African mining sector has become increasingly challenging over the past decade," says Wildu du Plessis, a partner at Alchemy. “A variety of non-banking ...
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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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A New African Mining Sector? Trends in Mining, Infrastructure, and Investment for African Development
African infrastructure and investment. Trade is increasingly seen as the anchor to alleviating poverty through cross-border economic exchange, especially in the mining sector, during this era of the ...
A South African horror story: Illegal mining standoff draws to an end
In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close ...
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South Africa criticized for ‘horrific’ mining crackdown after 78 bodies pulled from underground
South Africa’s government is facing criticism for its clampdown on illegal mining that cut off food and water to hundreds of ...
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At least 78 dead at abandoned South Africa gold mine that was scene of a standoff
Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold ...
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Dozens of bodies retrieved from South Africa mine after months-long police standoff
South African police say there's nobody left in the mine after they removed 78 bodies and 246 survivors over the last two days. They declared the court-ordered rescue operation over on Wednesday ...
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Death of Miners in South Africa a Government Failure
Rights groups are criticizing South Africa’s government for failing to prevent what they call a “massacre” at the ...
South Africa mine rescue ends, anger rises over 78 deaths in police siege
South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people ...