South Africa police launch manhunt for illegal mining 'kingpin'
South Africa's police have launched a manhunt for an alleged "kingpin", who is accused of controlling operations at an ...
Illegal mining ringleader escaped during South Africa disaster with help from officers, police say
A suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about a week after resurfacing ...
South Africa accused of 'horrific' crackdown as 78 corpses pulled from illegal mine
At least 78 dead bodies have been pulled from an illegal gold mine in South Africa where police cut off food and water ...
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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 ...
Informal mining in South Africa is here to stay. Police brutality won’t end it – here’s what will
South Africa’s police have resorted to medieval military tactics against illegal miners. But the solution lies elsewhere: ...
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Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender?
They are often undocumented foreign nationals and authorities said that the vast majority who came out of the Buffelsfontein ...
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South Africa: Police Arrest Four Lesotho Foreign Nationals for Triple Murder in Kanana
Kanana police worked around the clock to identify and arrest four men for the triple murder of three males between the ages of 25 and 38. It is alleged that on Saturday evening, 18 January 2025, a ...
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Death toll climbs to 87 as standoff between police, miners ends in South Africa
They are often undocumented foreign nationals and authorities said that the vast majority who came out of the Buffelsfontein ...
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Manhunt for 'Tiger': Kingpin in South Africa's Illegal Gold Mining Chaos
South African police are searching for a Lesotho gang leader, known as 'Tiger', who escaped during a police operation at an ...
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The Hunt for 'Tiger': Crackdown on South Africa's Illegal Gold Mines
South African police are searching for 'Tiger,' a gang leader involved in an illegal gold mine where 78 bodies were found.
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 ...
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The desperate operation to rescue illegal miners trapped in a shaft in South Africa
They are from South Africa, as well as neighboring countries like Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Lesotho. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: (Non-English language spoken). BARTLETT: As the day wore on, a group of zama ...