South Africa cuts supplies to thousands of illegal miners

South Africa cuts supplies to thousands of illegal miners hiding underground
An estimated 4,000 illegal gold miners are hiding underground in South Africa after the government cut off food and water in an effort to "smoke them out" and arrest them. The miners have been in a mineshaft in Stilfontein, in the North West province, for about a month.
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.
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 Africa Says It Won't Help Illegal Miners Inside Closed Mine
Illegal mining continues to be widespread in South Africa, where miners enter abandoned shafts to search for remaining deposits.
'Smoke them out': South Africa cuts supplies to thousands of illegal miners
An estimated 4,000 illegal gold miners are hiding underground in South Africa after the government cut off food and water in an effort to "smoke them out" and arrest them. The miners have been in a mineshaft in Stilfontein,
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".
What we know about hundreds trapped in abandoned South African gold mines
Several hundred people are believed to be in an illegal mine in South Africa, with the government refusing to help them in a bid to force them to come to the surface. CNN’s Victoria Rubadiri reports.
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.
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.
South African authorities blockade illegal mine with 4,000 people inside
South African authorities are blocking food and water for an estimated 4,000 people who are underground in an illegal mine.

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