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Shootout Between Illegal Miners Sparks Panic in Brakpan Settlement
JOHANNESBURG – A shootout between illegal miners has caused widespread panic and displacement among residents of the Plastic City informal…
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Illegal Miners Vow to Return Despite Crackdown at Sheba Gold Mine
Illegal Miners – Despite an intensive police crackdown and the arrest of over 550 individuals, illegal miners operating at the…
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Mpumalanga Police Arrest 24 More Illegal Miners at Sheba Gold Mine
JOHANNESBURG – Mpumalanga police have confirmed the arrest of 24 additional illegal miners at the Sheba Gold Mine near Barberton,…
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Mpumalanga Community Applauds Arrest of 1,000 Illegal Miners in Major Crackdown
BARBERTON, MPUMALANGA – A major breakthrough in the fight against illegal mining has brought renewed hope and relief to the…
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Gwede Mantashe: No sympathy for trapped illegal miners
Gwede Mantashe: No sympathy for trapped illegal miners! Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe has made it clear…
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Roodepoort community fears for trapped illegal miners
Roodepoort community fears for trapped illegal miners! Community members from Jerusalem in Roodepoort, west of Johannesburg, have expressed growing concern…
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Calls for inquest into deaths of illegal miners in Stilfontein
Activists advocating for the rights of illegal miners, also known as zama zamas, are demanding an official inquest into the…
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17 suspected illegal miners from Stilfontein still receiving hospital treatment
The North West Health Department has confirmed that 17 suspected illegal miners are still receiving treatment at the Klerksdorp Hospital…
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Remains of over 70 Stilfontein illegal miners yet to be identified
Remains of over 70 Stilfontein illegal miners yet to be identified! The remains of more than 70 illegal miners, who…
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Over 240 foreign nationals rescued at Stilfontein as death toll sits on 78
A total of 246 illegal miners have been retrieved and arrested since rescue missions started earlier this week at shaft…
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Volunteer rescuers say no more illegal miners underground in Stilfontein
Three days into an operation meant to run for ten days, the volunteers who went underground to retrieve illegal miners…
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Autopsy results of Stilfontein zama zamas released
The autopsy results of some of the illegal miners who died in Stilfontein have been released as the death toll…
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Authorities Confirm Extraction of 118 Illegal Miners from Abandoned Shaft in Stilfontein
Authorities have confirmed that a total of 118 illegal miners have been extracted from an abandoned mine shaft in Stilfontein…
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2nd group of illegal Stilfontein miners sentenced
2nd group of illegal Stilfontein miners sentenced! A second group of zama zamas (illegal miners) from Stilfontein has been sentenced…
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Almost 700 illegal miners arrested in Limpopo this festive season
Almost 700 illegal miners arrested in Limpopo this festive season! Limpopo police have arrested almost 700 suspects linked to illegal…
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47 illegal miners arrested in Stilfontein due in court
Forty-seven illegal miners, commonly referred to as zama zamas, are set to appear in the Stilfontein Magistrates Court in North…
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11 more illegal miners resurface at Stilfontein mine
11 more illegal miners resurface at Stilfontein mine! South African police continue to make strides in the fight against illegal…
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26 illegal miners expected to appear in Stillfontein Magistrates Court
Twenty-six illegal miners, often referred to as zama-zamas, are set to appear in the Stillfontein Magistrates Court on Friday following…
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19 Stilfontein illegal miners get suspended sentences
19 Stilfontein illegal miners get suspended sentences! Nineteen illegal miners apprehended in Stilfontein, North West, have been handed suspended sentences…
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19 Stilfontein illegal miners begin 24-month prison sentence
Nineteen illegal miners arrested in Stilfontein, North West, have begun serving their 24-month prison sentences after being apprehended in a…
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