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South Africa police accused of 'state sponsored massacre' at mine
Guardian Nigeria
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1/20/2025
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South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal
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gold mine near the town of Stelfontaine. At least 78 people died during a police siege
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there. Police had encircled the mine and cut off food and water supplies since August in
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an effort to force the miners out so they could be arrested.
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The Gibrousa Labour Union called it the worst state-sponsored massacre since the end of
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the apartheid.
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A rescue operation finally began on Monday after a court order. Patrick Asaneng is the
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acting police commissioner for the northwest province. He said on Wednesday that 246 people
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have been rescued.
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The two volunteers have since come to the surface and they have indicated to us that
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they have combed the surface, the underground, and according to them, they can confirm that
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there are no longer corpses or bodies underground.
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On Thursday morning, a cylindrical metal cage with a camera inside was sent down for the
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last time.
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The survivors have been arrested and charged with illegal immigration, trespass, illegal
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mining and other offences. Most of them are from Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Lesotho.
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The police have said they were enforcing a government crackdown on illegal mining and
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that to have allowed food and water down during the siege would have meant allowing
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criminality to thrive.
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Illegal mining cost South Africa over $3 billion last year, according to the mining minister.
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During the siege, police removed a pulley system the miners had previously been using
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to get in and out. Community leaders and lawyers have alleged there was no way for them to
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climb out. The pulley was later restored and removed several times during months of negotiations
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and legal action. According to civil society advocates and community members involved in
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supporting the miners, the police have denied blocking the miners' exit.
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