V The Continent:
'Police ‘closed the hole’ – and 87 miners died
Now the cops who orchestrated the #Stilfontein tragedy are patting themselves on the back.'
https://continent.substack.com/p/police-closed-the-hole-and-87-miners
Police ‘closed the hole’ – and 87 miners died

Now the cops who orchestrated the Stilfontein tragedy are patting themselves on the back.

The Continent
Faim extrême, odeurs nauséabondes, cadavres... Un Sud-Africain raconte l'enfer de la mine de Stilfontein

L'opération policière visant à réprimer l'exploitation illégale de cette mine d'or en Afrique du Sud a affamé des milliers de mineurs, pour certains…

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News Haber EshaHaber Güney Afrika’da şok eden olay...Maden’den 60 ceset çıktı: Güney Afrika’da yasa dışı madencilikle mücadele kapsamında Stilfontein kasabasındaki bir altın madenindeki madencilerin yeryüzüne çıkarılması için yürütülen operasyonda 60 madencinin cansız bedenine ulaşıldı.

İÇERDE KAÇ KİŞİ OLDUĞU BİLİNMİYOR

Güney Afrika’da yasa dışı madencilikle mücadelede için başlatılan… https://www.eshahaber.com.tr/haber/guney-afrika-da-sok-eden-olay...maden-den-60-ceset-cikti-197491.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon EshaHaber.com.tr #GüneyAfrika #madencilik #üzüntü #Stilfontein #güvenlik

Güney Afrika’da şok eden olay...Maden’den 60 ceset çıktı

Güney Afrika’da Johannesburg'a yaklaşık 150 kilometre uzaklıktaki Stilfontein kasabasında yasa dışı madencilikle mücadele kapsamında çerçevesinde yapılan operasyonda altın madeninden 60 ceset çıkarıldı.

www.eshahaber.com.tr - EshaHaber Güncel Gündem Sondakika Haberleri

#GwedeMantashe - literally what is wrong with this guy. Corruption. Boosting #Zuma at his very worst. Incompetence - the Turkish gas-ship fiasco. Arrogance - to rock up at #Stilfontein after months of the #SAPS literally starving people underground, and then expect publicity, and attack #Macua as illegal foreigners.

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2024-08-16-minerals-and-energy-minister-gwede-mantashe-is-paving-a-path-to-the-next-marikana-massacre/

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-01-14-stilfontein-body-count-mounts-as-51-corpses-hauled-from-mine-106-rescued/

#Mantashe #ANC #SouthAfrica

#southafrica 's government of national unity had to be sued to allow professionals to begin rescuing hundreds of impoverished miners from where police have entombed them two kilometers below ground for months at #Stilfontein

there are many things wrong with #zamazama mining. the deliberate killing of miners by the state quickly overtakes them. public statements and public silence from all ministers and parties are a shameful exposition of the quality of leadership at the top.

if watching volunteers from local communities rig pulleys and spliced rope together to haul miners out of that deep shaft BY HAND in December didn't prompt government to rethink a stupid plan —

https://groundup.org.za/article/several-bodies-and-over-50-emaciated-zama-zamas-recovered-from-the-mine-in-stilfontein-on-tuesday-afternoon/

Bodies and emaciated zama zamas recovered from Stilfontein mine

The family of the miner who brought the court action to get government to rescue them remain hopeful that he is still alive underground

GroundUp News
Helfer retten 81 Bergleute in #Südafrika #Stilfontein – und bergen 36 Leichen aus illegaler Mine. Seit Monaten belagern Polizeikräfte diese Mine. Nun haben Rettungskräfte 36 Leichen u 81 Überlebende aus dem Schacht geholt. Hunderte Menschen könnten noch unter Tage sein www.spiegel.de/panorama/jus...

Stilfontein, Südafrika: Helfer...
Bluesky

Bluesky Social

3/3 "Ook gaan er verhalen rond dat de mijnwerkers niet meer naar buiten konden, nadat de politie touwen had verwijderd waarmee ze aanvankelijk uit de mijn konden klimmen."
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Eerder toonde de Zuid-Afrikaanse minister die erover gaat weinig compassie met de mijnwerkers. "We sturen geen hulp naar criminelen", zei hij in november. "We roken ze uit en ze zullen naar boven komen."

https://nos.nl/artikel/2551690-tientallen-illegale-mijnwerkers-omgekomen-in-zuid-afrika #ZuidAfrika #Stilfontein

Tientallen illegale mijnwerkers omgekomen in Zuid-Afrika

In de mijn bij de plaats Stilfontein zaten duizenden mensen vast, zonder genoeg eten en drinken.

Exploring South Africa's Illegal Mining Crisis in Stilfontein

Zama zamas expose poverty, desperation and regulatory failures in the country's abandoned mines.#southafrica #zamazama #stilfontein #mining #illegalmining
What's Happening in South Africa's Stilfontein Mines?

Exploring South Africa's Illegal Mining Crisis in Stilfontein | OkayAfrica

Zama zamas expose poverty, desperation and regulatory failures in the country's abandoned mines.

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