France24 (Video) on MSN18h
South Africa mine end rescue: 78 bodies, 246 illegal miners lifted out
Police have called an end to a rescue operation that was launched in South Africa to rescue about 300 illegal miners known as ...
The EastAfrican12h
In illegal mining war, South Africa skirting grim lack of jobs reality
The latest tragedy has seen at least 78 bodies and over 200 survivors brought to the surface from a mine in Stilfontein.
87 miners have died, locals angered over police’s ‘smoke them out’ tactics
The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine ...
CBS News (Video) on MSN3h
Rescuers pull survivors and bodies from abandoned South Africa gold mine
A rescue team in South Africa has finished a recovery operation to find more than 200 miners trapped in an abandoned gold mine. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay reports.
GroundUp17h
“The smell of death was everywhere” – Stilfontein mine rescue ends
As the cage reached a depth of 1,280 meters, Charles and Mkwayi were confronted with scenes that may haunt them forever.
Hundreds of Miners Were Trapped for Months —Until an Extraordinary Two-Man Rescue Mission
The volunteers risked their lives to venture thousands of feet underground and retrieve their neighbors. What they found was ...
Radio France Internationale17h
South African union calls Stilfontein mine siege a 'state-sponsored massacre'
South African rescuers on Thursday ended their attempts to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people ...
Next Africa: How the South African Mining Tragedy Unfolded
South African rescue workers retrieved 78 bodies from a disused gold mine in Stilfontein where hundreds of illegal extractors have been involved in a months-long standoff with the authorities. Civil ...
Moneyweb12h
Stilfontein mining tragedy sparks calls for inquiry
This is arguably the worst mass murder of miners due to state actions and a series of decisions since the dawn of democracy, ...