Orkney
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South Africa News
18 of 20 alleged zama zamas’ bodies found in Orkney yet to be identified
Nearly a week after a gruesome discovery of 20 bodies of suspected illegal miners wrapped in white bags, only two…
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Families of Zama zamas’ expected to identify bodies found in Orkney
North West Province police on Friday said the families of some of 20 men who found near an abandoned mine…
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Cops positively identify one of 20 zama zamas found in Orkney
North West police have on Friday made headway in their investigation relating to 20 suspected illegal mineworkers whose bodies were…
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South Africa News
20 bodies of suspected illegal miners found in North West
The bodies of twenty people, believed to be illegal miners, were found in Orkney, North West throughout this week. A…
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Accidents
5 people die in head-on collision with fuel tanker
Five people died in the North West on Wednesday in a head-on collision between the sedan they were travelling in…
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South Africa News
Cops make R2.2 million dagga bust in roadblock near Klerksdorp
North West police have arrested a man for possession of drugs after more than 16 large bags of dagga were…
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Body of missing miner found underground in North West mine
The cause of death was unknown. The body of a missing miner has been found underground at Harmony Gold’s Moab…
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South Africa News
Mineworker dies after collapsing at mine entrance
The owners of the mine say that at this stage it is believed the mine worker died of natural causes.…
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South Africa News
NUM demands justice for miners
NUM is calling for an independent investigation after four mineworkers died at the Tau Lekoa mine in Orkney in the…
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Fourth miner’s body found
A fourth and final mineworker trapped at the Tau Lekoa mine in Orkney has been confirmed dead. The body was…
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Suspected illegal miners who surfaced with a dead body in court
Three suspected illegal miners who emerged from a shaft in Orkney with a dead body earlier this month are expected…
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Miners on fourth day of sit-in protest
Miners in the North West are locked in the fourth day of a sit-in at the mine. Orkney mineworkers are…
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