Jan 20, 2025 · JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A suspected illegal gold mining ringleader known as “Tiger” escaped from custody with help from police officers after resurfacing last week from a disused mine in South Africa where dozens of miners died and 246 were rescued, authorities said Monday.. Police said that the suspect — identified as Lesotho national James Neo Tshoaeli but commonly known as “Tiger ...

Jan 21, 2025 · The deceased miners were suspected to have died of starvation and dehydration, although no causes of death have been released.South African authorities have been fiercely criticized for cutting off the miners. That tactic to “smoke them out,” as described by a prominent Cabinet minister, was condemned by one of South Africa’s biggest trade unions.

Jan 16, 2025 · Rescuers continued retrieving bodies Wednesday from an abandoned South African gold mine with hundreds more still believed to be underground, many of them dead and others too weak to come out on their own.

Jan 18, 2025 · 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.

Jan 15, 2025 · STILFONTEIN, South Africa -- Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold mine, where they have languished for over ...

Jan 13, 2025 · BBC News. AFP. Disturbing videos have emerged showing the dire situation at a disused gold mine in South Africa where scores of illegal miners have reportedly been living underground for months.

Jan 15, 2025 · The South African government has launched a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in the country’s North West province, where at least 109 men have died, a group representing the miners...

Nov 26, 2024 · Illegal gold mining is widespread in South Africa, a one-time mining giant. Thousands routinely search for gold deposits in abandoned mines that are no longer deemed viable or safe.

Oct 26, 2023 · Workers at a South African mine have resurfaced after being held underground for three days in what police are calling a hostage situation. Hostage-takers armed with weapons like clubs and...

Nov 23, 2024 · Surviving on a diet of toothpaste and toilet paper, South Africa's notorious "zama-zama" illegal miners continue a weeks-long standoff with police in the darkness of a disused gold mine.