South Africa won’t help illegal miners inside closed mine

South Africa's government won't help the illegal miners inside a closed mine
South Africa's government says it won't help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country's North West province who have been denied access to basic supplies as part of an official strategy against illegal mining.
South Africa cuts supplies to thousands of illegal miners hiding underground
An estimated 4,000 illegal gold miners are hiding underground in South Africa after the government cut off food and water in an effort to "smoke them out" and arrest them. The miners have been in a mineshaft in Stilfontein, in the North West province, for about a month.
South Africa shuts down supply chains to thousands of illegal miners
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South African government refuses to help hundreds of illegal miners in disused shaft
(CNN) — Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after the government cut off vital supplies and refused to help them, in a dramatic bid to crack down on the industry. Food and water supplies to those underground ...
South African Police Arrest 565 Illegal Miners
South African police on Sunday said that 340 illegal miners were arrested after being forced out of an abandoned mine shaft due to a lack of food and water.
South Africa is trying to starve 4,000 miners out of an illegal mine
South Africa's government says it will let thousands of illegal miners starve until they accept their fate and emerge from an abandoned shaft to face arrest.
South African government says it won't help thousands of illegal miners inside a closed mine
South Africa's government says it will not help an estimated 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country's North West province who have been denied access to basic supplies as part of an official strategy against illegal mining.
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'We will smoke them out': South Africa seeks arrest of illegal miners hiding underground
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4,000 miners cut off from supplies in underground standoff over illegal mining in South Africa
Johannesburg — More than 4,000 miners locked in a standoff with South African authorities over illegal mining were ...
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South Africa police force 540 illegal miners from abandoned shaft
Police in South Africa have forced 540 illegal miners out of an abandoned mine shaft and arrested them. Earlier this week, security forces blocked deliveries of food and water to the miners in ...
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South African police cut off supplies to illegal miners in a bid to 'smoke them out'
South African authorities are engaged in a standoff with hundreds of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the ...
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South African police arrest 225 illegal miners
South African police said on Sunday that 225 illegal miners had been arrested after being forced out of an abandoned mine shaft due to a lack of food and water. The miners, known locally as ...