South Africa accused of 'horrific' crackdown as 78 corpses pulled from illegal mine
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Death toll rises to 87 as standoff between police and miners ends in South Africa
Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87
Rescuers seek last bodies in South Africa mine where 78 died in police siege
By Siyabonga Sishi and Nellie Peyton STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) - South African rescuers were making final efforts on Thursday to ascertain whether anyone was left in an illegal gold mine deep underground where at least 78 people died during a police siege,
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At least 100 illegal miners have died while trapped in a South African mine for months, group says
A group representing informal miners in South Africa says at least 100 men who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold mine have died after being trapped deep underground for months while police tried to get them out.
Early ancestor diet revealed: Australopithecus relied on plants, not meat
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Zimbabwe Embassy helps identify victims of Stilfontein mine disaster
The Embassy is working closely with the South African government to identify and verify the nationalities of the individuals retrieved from the Buffelsfontein Mine,” Ambassador Hamadziripi stated in a press release.
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