Illegal mining in South Africa threatens the economy and worsens inequalities with incidents in Stilfontein and Sabie ...

But local community members, civil society groups and labour unions have denounced the Stilfontein crackdown. Zinzi Tom told France 24 her brother had been down the mine for six months and she ...

South Africa Pulls 36 Corpses From Illegal Mine, Arrests 82 Survivors By Nellie Peyton and Siyabonga Sishi STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) -South African rescuers have pulled out 36 dead ...

South Africa ... encircled the mine since August and cut off food and water supplies to try to force the miners out so they could be arrested, resulting in what the GIWASU labour union called ...

Police cut off food and water to illegal Stilfontein mine Aim was to ... out in three-day rescue Labour union: this was a state-sponsored massacre STILFONTEIN, South Africa, Jan 16 (Reuters ...