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Dozens of Dead Pulled From Illegal South African Gold Mine

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 2h

Dozens of Dead Pulled From Illegal South African Gold Mine After Standoff With Authorities

At least 78 people have died after authorities imposed a blockade on an illegal gold mine here, part of a monthslong standoff between prospectors and a government determined to force them to surface—often by cutting off their food and water.

The Associated Press on MSN · 4h

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

Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold mine.

Death toll from South African mine siege rises to 78, rescued now at 166

South African rescuers have so far pulled 78 bodies and rescued 166 people from the Stilfontein gold mine over three days of operations, police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe told reporters at the scene on Wednesday.

South Africa criticized for ‘horrific’ mining crackdown

CNN on MSN · 12h

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.

BBC on MSN · 8h

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.

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

A total of 78 bodies and 166 survivors - some of them emaciated and disorientated - have been hauled out so far in a court-ordered rescue operation, with hundreds more men still stuck 2 km (1.5 miles) below the surface in a gold mine at Stilfontein,

South Africa's Lategan retakes Dakar lead from Al-Rajhi

Reuters on MSN · 15h

Rallying-South Africa's Lategan retakes Dakar lead from Al-Rajhi

Toyota's South African Henk Lategan regained the overall lead in the Dakar Rally on Wednesday with a two minutes and 27 seconds advantage over Saudi Arabia's Yazeed Al-Rajhi going into the penultimate stage.

NBC Sports on MSN · 1d

Al Rajhi takes over Dakar Rally lead after miserable stage for Lategan

Local driver Yazeed Al Rajhi took advantage of a miserable stage by South Africa’s Henk Lategan to grab the Dakar Rally lead in the Saudi Arabia desert on Tuesday.

Gulf News on MSN · 1d

Saudi’s Al Rajhi takes Dakar lead as Al Attiyah wins stage 9

Qatari Nasser Al Attiyah hit the gas on Tuesday to win stage 9 of the Dakar Rally as Saudi Yazeed Al Rajhi took the lead in the drivers’ standings. South African Henk Lategan was dethroned having dominated the standings since stage 2 and is now 7min 09sec behind the Saudi driver with three days to go.

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Dozens of Bodies Recovered From Illegal Mine in South Africa

The authorities had at one point limited the miners’ access to food, water and other supplies in a blockade that drew ...

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

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

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Cricket-South Africa fast bowler Nortje ruled out of Champions Trophy

South Africa’s Anrich Nortje has been ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy with a back injury, the latest in a long line of ...

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