South African residents try to rescue trapped illegal miners after police refuse help
A community rescue effort to help illegal miners trapped in a mine shaft in South Africa emerged after police said they ...
South African minister holds out olive branch to illegal miners in stand-off with police
Senzo Mchunu's comments seem more conciliatory than those of a cabinet minister who previously said the government would not ...
The Standoff Deep Inside an Abandoned South African Gold Mine
The government is trying to starve more than 1,000 informal prospectors out of a shaft of the Buffelsfontein mine, which ...
Trapped illegal miners are innocent until proven guilty, says SAHRC
SAHRC said any approach towards the situation of the trapped illegal miners, must adhere to human rights principles.