South Africa denies help to illegal miners

South African government refuses to help hundreds of illegal miners in disused shaft
Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after the government cut off vital supplies and refused to help them, in a dramatic bid to crack down on the industry.
'We will smoke them out': South Africa seeks arrest of illegal miners hiding underground
Authorities in South Africa have cut off supplies to nearly 4,000 illegal gold miners hiding underground, as the government is making an effort to "smoke them out" and arrest them, officials announced Thursday.
South Africa Says It Won't Help Illegal Miners Inside Closed Mine
Illegal mining continues to be widespread in South Africa, where miners enter abandoned shafts to search for remaining deposits.
South Africa cuts supplies to thousands of illegal miners hiding underground
An estimated 4,000 illegal gold miners are hiding underground in South Africa after the government cut off food and water in an effort to "smoke them out" and arrest them. The miners have been in a mineshaft in Stilfontein, in the North West province, for about a month.
South African police cut off supplies to illegal miners in a bid to 'smoke them out'
Illegal mining is a decades-old problem in South Africa's old gold mining areas, with miners entering closed shafts to dig for any possible remaining deposits. Volunteer rescue workers and community members leave a mine shaft where illegal miners are ...
South African government says it won't help thousands of illegal miners inside a closed mine
South Africa's government says it will not help an estimated 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country's North West province who have been denied access to basic supplies as part of an official strategy against illegal mining.
South Africa police force 540 illegal miners from abandoned shaft
Police in South Africa have forced 540 illegal miners out of an abandoned mine shaft and arrested them. Earlier this week, security forces blocked deliveries of food and water to the miners in a bid to push them out of the mine. The miners experienced "starvation and dehydration" and were forced to resurface, police say.
South African government says it won’t help 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine
South Africa’s government says it will not help about 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North West province as part of an official policy against illegal mining.
South African authorities blockade illegal mine with 4,000 people inside
South African authorities are blocking food and water for an estimated 4,000 people who are underground in an illegal mine.
South Africa authorities refuses to help 4,000 illegal miners trapped inside closed mine
The South African government has announced it will not assist approximately 4,000 illegal miners trapped in a closed mine in the North West province. This decision aligns with the government’s official policy against illegal mining.
South Africa won’t help illegal miners inside closed mine: ‘smoke them out’
Police closed off the entrances for moving supplies underground, cutting off miners’ supplies to force them to resurface for arrest.
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4,000 miners cut off from supplies in underground standoff over illegal mining in South Africa
Illegal miners — known locally as Zama Zama — are often men from neighboring countries who come to South Africa ...
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UPDATE: 340 more illegal miners resurface, over 500 arrested so far
A further 340 illegal miners have resurfaced from an underground ... Independent Online, popularly known as IOL, is one of South Africa’s leading news and information websites bringing ...
Blocked 4,000 illegal miners underground...The hellish survival game starts. [This is the news]
South Africa, plagued by illegal mining problems, has implemented extreme measures to block abandoned mines with at least ...