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South African police announce end of mine rescue operation

The Associated Press on MSN · 1h

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.

Reuters on MSN · 1h

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,

The Boston Globe · 12h

South African police end mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors

South African police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on Wednesday and said they believe they have brought out all the survivors and retrieved all the bodies.

South Africa criticized for ‘horrific’ mining crackdown

CNN on MSN · 19h

South Africa criticized for ‘horrific’ mining crackdown after 78 bodies pulled from underground

The clampdown on illegal mining cut off food and water to hundreds of miners underground. At least 78 bodies were pulled from a mining shaft this week, and more are believed to remain underground.

Reuters on MSN · 17h

South Africa accused of 'horrific' crackdown as 78 corpses pulled from illegal mine

By Nellie Peyton and Bhargav Acharya STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) - At least 78 dead bodies have been pulled from an illegal gold mine in South Africa where police cut off food and water supplies for months,

BBC on MSN · 15h

No more miners trapped underground in South Africa, volunteers say

Rescue teams in South Africa have stepped up efforts to pull out survivors and the corpses of illegal miners trapped underground for about two months, following one of the most extraordinary tragedies to hit the industry.

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Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and feared starving in an abandoned South Africa mine

South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have ...

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Sink or swim: Africa’s crucial maritime milestones in 2025

Progress has been slow during the AU’s Decade of African Seas and Oceans. Five urgent steps can correct the course.

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Carmakers Beg ArcelorMittal to Delay South Africa Mill Closures

Carmakers in South Africa are imploring the local unit of ArcelorMittal SA and the country’s trade minister to work together ...

Jewish Journal1h

Remembering a “Daughter of Africa”

Olga Meshoe Washington's passing last week devastated friends and loved ones worldwide.

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Business Daily - What next for US-Africa relations under a second Trump administration? - BBC Sounds

What next for US-Africa relations under a second Trump administration?

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Investors Go All In On Ramaphosa Pledge to Rebuild South Africa

The president wants to invest $88 billion in infrastructure by 2030 — a plan that helped make construction the country’s most ...

The South African on MSN3h

South Africa’s TOP matriculant humbled by his achievement

Top academic achiever in the country, Rayyan Ebrahim from Pinelands High School, has expressed his pride at bagging that ...

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