South Africa denies help to illegal miners

South Africa's government says it won't help a group of 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 African Police in Standoff With Hundreds of Illegal Miners in Disused Shaft
South African police were in a standoff on Thursday with hundreds of illegal miners believed to be underground in a disused shaft, a day after a cabinet minister said the government was trying to "smoke them out".
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 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine
South Africa’s government says it will not help about 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North West province as part of an official policy against illegal mining.
S.Africa Police Urge Illegal Miners To Leave Shaft
South African police and ambulances were at the site Thursday of an old gold mine shaft where around 4,000 illegal miners were claimed to be underground, facing arrest if they surface.
Police in South Africa cut off supplies to illegal mining operation with 4,000 workers still inside
Officials are hoping the strategy will force the workers out of the mineshaft and to the surface, where they will be arrested.
South African government refuses to help hundreds of illegal miners in disused shaft
Several hundred people were believed to be in an illegal mine in South Africa on Thursday with the government refusing to help them in a bid to force them to come to the surface.

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