Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender?
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing calls to order a national inquiry into a police operation that was meant to combat illegal mining but ended up leaving 87 miners to die underground as authorities attempted to force them to surrender during a monthslong standoff.
South African police: 118 illegal miners extracted from Stilfontein mine, 36 of those dead
One hundred and eighteen illegal miners have been extracted from the Stilfontein mine in South Africa on Monday and Tuesday as part of a rescue operation, of which 36 were certified as dead, police said in a statement on Tuesday.
A South African horror story: Illegal mining standoff draws to an end
In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close to 80 found dead in grim recovery operation.
South African miner describes horrors for those who spent months underground
A miner who spent six months in a disused mine in South Africa has spoken of the horror he experienced after a police operation cut off food and basic supplies to thousands who were illegally digging for gold.
Why South Africa wants to jail miners trapped underground for months
More than 70 people have reportedly died while trapped in a mine after a monthlong standoff with the South African government over illegal mining. CBS News' Chris Livesay has more.
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Police allegedly blasted Stilfontein shaft, dashing hopes of retrieving more miners – dead or alive
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Stilfontein returns to normalcy following conclusion of a drawn-out operation to retrieve illegal miners
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Cannibalism shock: Stilfontein illegal miner claims they resorted to eating human flesh in the face of starvation
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The Stilfontein massacre: A crime of the ANC and South African capitalism
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Volunteers say Stilfontein shaft littered with body parts of miners who fell and died while trying to resurface
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‘Was he not a convict?’ – Kenny Kunene slammed after saying Stilfontein miners ‘must die like rats’
Macua spokesperson accused Kenny Kunene of 'cheap politics' after his controversial remarks on illegal miner at Stilfontein.
Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police’s ‘smoke them out’ tactics
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Trapped underground with decaying bodies, miners faced a dark reality
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