Soweto woman arrested for allegedly staging her own kidnapping to extort R200,000 from family
A 23-year-old woman together with her accomplice have been arrested in Soweto, Johannesburg after she allegedly staged her ...
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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 at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87.
South Africans demand answers after mine tragedy: ‘How many more must die?’
Survivors, rescuers and families of the dead and missing say they have been abandoned — branded as criminals for trying to ...
Trapped South African miners resorted to CANNIBALISM and snacked on cockroaches
Thousands of illegal miners working at the old Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, near Johannesburg, surrendered but around 400 remained - with only 324 of them making it out alive ...
South African police say ringleader in illegal gold mining disaster allowed to escape by officers
A suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about a week after resurfacing ...
78 Bodies Recovered From South African Illegal Gold Mine As Police Face Backlash For ‘Horrific’ Blockade Strategy
Rescue workers retrieved at least 78 bodies from an illegal gold mine in South Africa, where police cut off food and water ...
Rescuers seek last bodies in South Africa mine where 78 died in police siege
South African rescuers were making final efforts on Thursday to ascertain whether anyone was left in an illegal gold mine ...
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'Mammoth task' to identify South Africa mine victims, police say
Seventy-eight corpses, along with more than 240 illegal miners, have been hoisted to the surface since Monday as part of a rescue operation, Brig Athlenda Mathe told journalists close to the top of ...
Death toll from South African mine siege rises to 78, rescued now at 166
South African rescuers have so far pulled 78 bodies and rescued 166 people from the Stilfontein gold mine over three days of operations, police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe told reporters at the scene ...