Top 10 stories of the day: Joburg city manager ordered to vacate office | 150 illegal miners trapped, 3 dead | SAA pilot strike looms
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PICS: 150 illegal miners trapped in Mpumalanga abandoned mine, six saved and three dead
Police said the rescued men claimed they were forced to mine for…
More illegal miners resurface from Stilfontein mine in North West
The miners had been stuck for weeks in the 2km-deep shaft. Police…
At least 95 undocumented children among illegal miners arrested at Stilfontein
According to the department, most of the illicit miners are suspected to…
More illegal miners resurface at Stilfontein in North West
Authorities claimed that since 18 August, 1 259 zama zamas have resurfaced…
Top 10 stories of the day: Court denies Stilfontein miners’ aid | Crime stats | Breyten Breytenbach dies at 85
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Court dismisses NGO’s application for relief of illegal miners still underground
The application sought to compel government departments, including Saps, to extract the…
Illegal miners resurface, but run back into shaft after seeing police
Plans to 'rescue' the illegal miners continue. Police have confirmed that about…
Lawyer representing illegal miners says Stilfontein standoff is ‘worse than Marikana’
The police have emphasised that the zama zamas are not trapped. The…
Authorities mum on plan to rescue illegal miners in Stilfontein
All three spheres of government might collaborate to pool resources and funds…
